Where does “ទូសៀវភៅ” come from?

ទូសៀវភៅ (Khmer) comes from Khmer សៀវភៅ, from Cantonese 書簿, from Cantonese 書.

ទូសៀវភៅ (Khmer): bookcase

Definitions

  1. bookcase

Ancestry of “ទូសៀវភៅ”, step by step

ទូសៀវភៅ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សៀវភៅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសៀវភៅbook; pad, notebook
2Cantonese書簿—
3Cantonese書—

via Khmer ទូ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទូcabinet, closet, cupboard, wardrobe; compartment;...
2Chinese賭—
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