Where does “បោះឆ្នោត” come from?

បោះឆ្នោត (Khmer) comes from Khmer បោះ, from Thai เบาะแส, from Chinese 莫, from Chinese 毋愛 — do not; don't; must not; to not want.

បោះឆ្នោត (Khmer): to vote; to elect

Definitions

  1. to vote; to elect

Ancestry of “បោះឆ្នោត”, step by step

បោះឆ្នោត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បោះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបោះto throw; to cast; to fling; to scatter; to sow
2Thaiเบาะแสclue; hint; trace
3Chinese莫—
4Chinese毋愛do not; don't; must not; to not want

via Khmer ឆ្នោត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆ្នោតballot, vote

Words derived from “បោះឆ្នោត”

Every word from Chinese 毋愛 →Every word from Chinese 莫 →Every word from Thai เบาะแส →