Where does “ភូឈួយ” come from?

ភូឈួយ (Khmer) comes from Thai ผู้ช่วย, from Thai ผู้, from Proto-Southwestern Tai pʰuːᶜ — person.

ភូឈួយ (Khmer): deputy, assistant

Definitions

  1. deputy, assistant

Ancestry of “ភូឈួយ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผู้ช่วยhelper; assistant
2Thaiผู้person; people; male; those; those who
3Proto-Southwestern Taipʰuːᶜperson
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai pʰuːᶜ →Every word from Thai ผู้ →Every word from Thai ผู้ช่วย →