Where does “សៀវភៅសិក្សា” come from?
សៀវភៅសិក្សា (Khmer) comes from Khmer សៀវភៅ, from Cantonese 書簿, from Cantonese 書.
សៀវភៅសិក្សា (Khmer): textbook
Ancestry of “សៀវភៅសិក្សា”, step by step
សៀវភៅសិក្សា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer សៀវភៅ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សៀវភៅ | book; pad, notebook |
| 2 | Cantonese | 書簿 | — |
| 3 | Cantonese | 書 | — |
via Khmer សិក្សា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សិក្សា | to study; to learn; to conduct research; study;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शिक्षा | learning, study; knowledge, art, skill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćikš- | to learn |