Where does “磅士卑” come from?

磅士卑 (Chinese) comes from Khmer កំពង់ស្ពឺ, from Khmer កំពង់, from Western Cham ꨆꩌꨎꨯꩃ — village.

Ancestry of “磅士卑”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកំពង់ស្ពឺ—
2Khmerកំពង់port, landing; river town; waterfront
3Western Chamꨆꩌꨎꨯꩃvillage
Every word from Western Cham ꨆꩌꨎꨯꩃ →Every word from Khmer កំពង់ →Every word from Khmer កំពង់ស្ពឺ →