Where does “ស្រោមដាវ” come from?
ស្រោមដាវ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ដាវ, from Vietnamese Đạo, from Chinese 刀, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler — heel of the foot; heel.
ស្រោមដាវ (Khmer): scabbard; sheath
Definitions
- scabbard; sheath
Ancestry of “ស្រោមដាវ”, step by step
ស្រោមដាវ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ដាវ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ដាវ | sword; saber |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Đạo | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 刀 | knife; single-edged sword |
| 4 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 5 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 6 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 7 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 8 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 9 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 10 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 11 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 12 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 13 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 16 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 17 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |