Where does “ទ័ព” come from?

ទ័ព (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer ទប្ប — armed force.

ទ័ព (Khmer): walking; running

Definitions

  1. walking; running

Ancestry of “ទ័ព”, step by step

ទ័ព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Khmer ទប្ប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmerទប្បarmed force

via Pali dava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidava

Words derived from “ទ័ព

Every word from Old Khmer ទប្ប