Where does “អ្នកគាំទ្រ” come from?

អ្នកគាំទ្រ (Khmer) comes from Khmer គាំទ្រ, from Khmer គាំ, from Thai ค้ำ — to maintain; to support.

អ្នកគាំទ្រ (Khmer): supporter, backer, advocate, fan (admirer)

Definitions

  1. supporter, backer, advocate, fan (admirer)

Ancestry of “អ្នកគាំទ្រ”, step by step

អ្នកគាំទ្រ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer គាំទ្រ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគាំទ្រto back, support, assist
2Khmerគាំto support, to bear
3Thaiค้ำto maintain; to support

via Khmer អ្នក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអ្នកperson, one, someone; -er, -man, one who; native...
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