Where does “Khim” come from?

Khim (English) comes from Khmer ឃីម, from Chinese 金, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m — metal.

Khim (English): a stringed musical instrument from South East Asia, played with bamboo sticks

Definitions

  1. a stringed musical instrument from South East Asia, played with bamboo sticks

Ancestry of “Khim”, step by step

Khim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឃីម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KhmerឃីមKhim
2Chinese金gold; "orig." gold, golden
3Proto-Sino-Tibetangǝ̆mmetal

via Thai ขิม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขิมa hammered dulcimer used in Central Thai...
2Middle Chinese琴—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m →Every word from Chinese 金 →Every word from Khmer ឃីម →
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