Where does “ทะเล” come from?
ทะเล (Thai) comes from Khmer ទន្លេ, from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ទន្លេ — large body of water.
ทะเล (Thai): sea; any large body of water
Definitions
- sea; any large body of water
Ancestry of “ทะเล”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Khmer | ទន្លេ | large river |
| 2 | Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer | ទន្លេ | large body of water |
Words derived from “ทะเล”