Where does “ទូសៀវភៅ” come from?
ទូសៀវភៅ (Khmer) comes from Khmer សៀវភៅ, from Cantonese 書簿, from Cantonese 書.
ទូសៀវភៅ (Khmer): bookcase
Ancestry of “ទូសៀវភៅ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សៀវភៅ | book; pad, notebook |
| 2 | Cantonese | 書簿 | — |
| 3 | Cantonese | 書 | — |