Where does “រាប់ពាន់” come from?

រាប់ពាន់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពាន់, from Thai พัน — 1000; to bind; to tie round.

រាប់ពាន់ (Khmer): thousands, by the thousand

Definitions

  1. thousands, by the thousand

Ancestry of “រាប់ពាន់”, step by step

រាប់ពាន់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពាន់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពាន់thousand
2Thaiพัน1000; to bind; to tie round

via Khmer រាប់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរាប់to count
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