Where does “ហាងសៀវភៅ” come from?
ហាងសៀវភៅ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ហាង, from Thai หาง, from Proto-Tai trwɤːŋᴬ — tail.
ហាងសៀវភៅ (Khmer): bookstore, bookshop
Ancestry of “ហាងសៀវភៅ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Khmer | ហាង | tail; shop, store |
| 2 | Thai | หาง | tail; end of an object |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | trwɤːŋᴬ | tail |