Where does “បោះពុម្ព” come from?
បោះពុម្ព (Khmer) comes from Khmer បោះ, from Thai เบาะแส, from Chinese 莫, from Chinese 毋愛 — do not; don't; must not; to not want.
បោះពុម្ព (Khmer): to publish
Ancestry of “បោះពុម្ព”, step by step
បោះពុម្ព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer បោះ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បោះ | to throw; to cast; to fling; to scatter; to sow |
| 2 | Thai | เบาะแส | clue; hint; trace |
| 3 | Chinese | 莫 | — |
| 4 | Chinese | 毋愛 | do not; don't; must not; to not want |
via Khmer ពុម្ព
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ពុម្ព | model pattern; printing type; sample |
| 2 | Pali | bimba | image |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बिम्ब | {{taxlink|Momordica... |
Words derived from “បោះពុម្ព”