Where does “សាវកែ” come from?

សាវកែ (Khmer) comes from Thai สาวแก่, from Thai สาว, from Proto-Tai saːwᴬ — unmarried woman.

សាវកែ (Khmer): old maid, spinster

Definitions

  1. old maid, spinster

Ancestry of “សាវកែ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสาวแก่spinster, old maid
2Thaiสาวgirl, young woman; bride; youthful, juvenile,...
3Proto-Taisaːwᴬunmarried woman
Every word from Proto-Tai saːwᴬ →Every word from Thai สาว →Every word from Thai สาวแก่ →