Where does “រៀបចំ” come from?

រៀបចំ (Khmer) comes from Khmer រៀប, from Proto-Mon-Khmer riəp — to arrange.

រៀបចំ (Khmer): to organize, to prepare, to arrange, to put in order (the house)

Definitions

  1. to organize, to prepare, to arrange, to put in order (the house)

Ancestry of “រៀបចំ”, step by step

រៀបចំ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រៀប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរៀបto arrange, organize, prepare; to get ready, to...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerriəpto arrange

via Khmer ចំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចំto coincide (precisely) with
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer riəp →Every word from Khmer រៀប →