Where does “សៀវភៅមើល” come from?

សៀវភៅមើល (Khmer) comes from Khmer សៀវភៅ, from Cantonese 書簿, from Cantonese 書.

សៀវភៅមើល (Khmer): textbook

Definitions

  1. textbook

Ancestry of “សៀវភៅមើល”, step by step

សៀវភៅមើល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សៀវភៅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសៀវភៅbook; pad, notebook
2Cantonese書簿—
3Cantonese書—

via Khmer មើល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមើលto look at, to watch
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