Where does “ទៅកាន់” come from?

ទៅកាន់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer កាន់, from Middle Chinese 干.

ទៅកាន់ (Khmer): to (a place), toward (addressing a person)

Definitions

  1. to (a place), toward (addressing a person)

Ancestry of “ទៅកាន់”, step by step

ទៅកាន់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កាន់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកាន់to hold, carry in the hand, grasp
2Middle Chinese干—

via Khmer ទៅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទៅto go
Every word from Middle Chinese 干 →Every word from Khmer កាន់ →