Where does “មេអាន” come from?

មេអាន (Khmer) comes from Khmer អាន, from Thai อ่าน, from Proto-Tai ʔaːnᴮ — to recite.

មេអាន (Khmer): textbook

Definitions

  1. textbook

Ancestry of “មេអាន”, step by step

មេអាន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអានto sharpen; to whet; saddle for horses; to read...
2Thaiอ่านto read; to count
3Proto-Taiʔaːnᴮto recite

via Khmer មេ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមេmother; term of address for a maid or any girl;...
Every word from Proto-Tai ʔaːnᴮEvery word from Thai อ่านEvery word from Khmer អាន
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