Where does “បន្ទប់រៀន” come from?

បន្ទប់រៀន (Khmer) comes from Khmer រៀន, from Proto-Mon-Khmer riən — to learn.

បន្ទប់រៀន (Khmer): classroom

Definitions

  1. classroom

Ancestry of “បន្ទប់រៀន”, step by step

បន្ទប់រៀន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រៀន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរៀនto study, practice
2Proto-Mon-Khmerriənto learn

via Khmer បន្ទប់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបន្ទប់room (of a building)
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