Where does “លប” come from?

លប (Khmer) comes from Thai ลับ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai lapᴰ²ˢ — to sharpen; hidden; secret.

លប (Khmer): kind of cylindrical fish trap

Definitions

  1. kind of cylindrical fish trap

Ancestry of “លប”, step by step

លប traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ลับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลับto sharpen; hidden from sight; secret
2Proto-Southwestern Tailapᴰ²ˢto sharpen; hidden; secret

via Khmer ឮ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឮto hear; to be heard

Words derived from “លប”

Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai lapᴰ²ˢ →Every word from Thai ลับ →