Where does “ตำรวจ” come from?
ตำรวจ (Thai) comes from Old Khmer តំម្រ្វាច — inspection, regulation; inspector, regulator; etc.
ตำรวจ (Thai): police; police officer
Definitions
- police; police officer
Ancestry of “ตำรวจ”, step by step
ตำรวจ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Khmer តំម្រ្វាច
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Khmer | តំម្រ្វាច | inspection, regulation; inspector, regulator; etc |
via Old Khmer តម្រ្វាច
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Khmer | តម្រ្វាច | — |
via Old Khmer តំម្រ្វច
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Khmer | តំម្រ្វច | — |