Where does “ប៉ាវ” come from?

ប៉ាវ (Khmer) comes from Thai ป่าว, from Proto-Tai paːwᴮ, from Middle Chinese 報.

ប៉ាវ (Khmer): to spread news, make something public, tell everyone, announce, proclaim; to charter

Definitions

  1. to spread news, make something public, tell everyone, announce, proclaim; to charter

Ancestry of “ប៉ាវ”, step by step

ប៉ាវ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ป่าว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiป่าวTo announce, to summon
2Proto-Taipaːwᴮto announce
3Middle Chinese報—

via Chinese 包

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese包—
Every word from Middle Chinese 報 →Every word from Proto-Tai paːwᴮ →Every word from Thai ป่าว →