Where does “លេខទោ” come from?

លេខទោ (Khmer) comes from Khmer លេខ, from Sanskrit लेख — writing; letter; line, stroke.

លេខទោ (Khmer): the orthographic symbol which indicates the doubling of the preceding word or syllable

Definitions

  1. the orthographic symbol which indicates the doubling of the preceding word or syllable

Ancestry of “លេខទោ”, step by step

លេខទោ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer លេខ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលេខnumber; numeral; figure
2Sanskritलेखwriting; letter; line, stroke

via Khmer ទោ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទោ
Every word from Sanskrit लेखEvery word from Khmer លេខ