Where does “ទីមួយ” come from?

ទីមួយ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទី, from Chinese 第, from Chinese 是.

ទីមួយ (Khmer): first

Definitions

  1. first

Ancestry of “ទីមួយ”, step by step

ទីមួយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទីmarker for ordinal numbers; nominalizer for...
2Chinese第—
3Chinese是—

via Khmer មួយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមួយone; you, your
2Chinese妹girl; younger sister
Every word from Chinese 是 →Every word from Chinese 第 →Every word from Khmer ទី →