Where does “ឡានធំ” come from?

ឡានធំ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឡាន, from Thai ลาน — spring (of a watch, etc.).

ឡានធំ (Khmer): truck

Definitions

  1. truck

Ancestry of “ឡានធំ”, step by step

ឡានធំ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឡាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឡានcar, automobile, motor vehicle; spring
2Thaiลานspring (of a watch, etc.)

via Khmer ធំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerធំbig, large, tall, vast; important, grand,...
Every word from Thai ลานEvery word from Khmer ឡាន