Where does “Kambodjaans” come from?
Kambodjaans (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Kambodjaan, from Afrikaans aan, from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.
Kambodjaans (Afrikaans): Cambodian of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people or the Khmer language
Definitions
- Cambodian of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people or the Khmer language
Ancestry of “Kambodjaans”, step by step
Kambodjaans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans Kambodjaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Kambodjaan | Cambodian person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent |
| 2 | Afrikaans | aan | on; at; on; to |
| 3 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Afrikaans s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | s | — |