Where does “សែ” come from?

សែ (Khmer) comes from Thai สี่, from Proto-Tai siːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 四, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij — four.

សែ (Khmer): Chinese clan, lineage, family name, surname

Definitions

  1. Chinese clan, lineage, family name, surname

Ancestry of “សែ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสี่4; four
2Proto-Taisiːᴮfour
3Middle Chinese四—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pV-lijfour
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →Every word from Middle Chinese 四 →Every word from Proto-Tai siːᴮ →