Where does “រកមើល” come from?

រកមើល (Khmer) comes from Khmer រក, from Chinese 轆.

រកមើល (Khmer): (to try) to look for

Definitions

  1. (to try) to look for

Ancestry of “រកមើល”, step by step

រកមើល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរកto look for, search for, seek
2Chinese轆—

via Khmer មើល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមើលto look at, to watch
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