Where does “ល្បះសំនួរ” come from?

ល្បះសំនួរ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ល្បះ, from Khmer លះ — to abandon, to quit, to renounce.

ល្បះសំនួរ (Khmer): question mark

Definitions

  1. question mark

Ancestry of “ល្បះសំនួរ”, step by step

ល្បះសំនួរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ល្បះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerល្បះact of giving (something) away
2Khmerលះto abandon, to quit, to renounce

via Khmer សំនួរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសំនួរquestion, interrogation
Every word from Khmer លះEvery word from Khmer ល្បះ
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