Where does “ป้อมตำรวจ” come from?
ป้อมตำรวจ (Thai) comes from Thai ตำรวจ, from Old Khmer តំម្រ្វាច — inspection, regulation; inspector, regulator; etc.
ป้อมตำรวจ (Thai): police box
Definitions
- police box
Ancestry of “ป้อมตำรวจ”, step by step
ป้อมตำรวจ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ตำรวจ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ตำรวจ | police; police officer |
| 2 | Old Khmer | តំម្រ្វាច | inspection, regulation; inspector, regulator; etc |
via Thai ป้อม
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ป้อม | fortress; citadel; bastion; fortification; round;... |