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Where does “บังคับใช้” come from?

บังคับใช้ (Thai) comes from Thai บังคับ, from Khmer បង្គាប់, from Khmer គាប, from Min Nan 掐 — pinch.

บังคับใช้ (Thai): to enforce; to execute; to carry out

Definitions

  1. to enforce; to execute; to carry out

Ancestry of “บังคับใช้”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบังคับcommand; control; domination; jurisdiction;...
2Khmerបង្គាប់order; command; to order; to command, to instruct
3Khmerគាបto press, compress, pinch, hold by means of...
4Min Nan掐pinch
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