Where does “Kampuchea” come from?

Kampuchea derives from Khmer កម្ពុជា, which comes from Pali kamboja, an ancient term for the region and its people.

Ancestry of “Kampuchea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកម្ពុជាKampuchea
2Palikamboja—
3Sanskritकाम्बोजborn in or coming from Kamboja; a native of...
4Hindiकम्बोजKamboj
Every word from Hindi कम्बोज →Every word from Sanskrit काम्बोज →Every word from Pali kamboja →