Where does “Khmer” come from?

Khmer (English) comes from Irish -is, from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.

Khmer (English): The national language of Cambodia, part of the...

Definitions

  1. The national language of Cambodia, part of the...

Ancestry of “Khmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-is-ish, -ese; inflection of -eas: ##...
2Old Irish-asNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Proto-Celtic-assus—
4Proto-Indo-European-ad-tus—

Words derived from “Khmer”

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