Where does “លក់ដេញថ្លៃ” come from?

លក់ដេញថ្លៃ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ដេញថ្លៃ, from Khmer ថ្លៃ — price, cost; expensive.

លក់ដេញថ្លៃ (Khmer): to auction, to sell to the highest bidder

Definitions

  1. to auction, to sell to the highest bidder

Ancestry of “លក់ដេញថ្លៃ”, step by step

លក់ដេញថ្លៃ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ដេញថ្លៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដេញថ្លៃto haggle, to bargain
2Khmerថ្លៃprice, cost; expensive

via Khmer លក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលក់to sell; to fine; be asleep
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