Where does “ទ័ពព្រៃ” come from?

ទ័ពព្រៃ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ព្រៃ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer briiʔ — sky; rain; forest.

ទ័ពព្រៃ (Khmer): guerrilla

Definitions

  1. guerrilla

Ancestry of “ទ័ពព្រៃ”, step by step

ទ័ពព្រៃ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ព្រៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រៃjungle, forest, wood, woods, wilderness; wild,...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbriiʔsky; rain; forest

via Khmer ទ័ព

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទ័ពwalking; running
2Old Khmerទប្បarmed force
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