Where does “Khmer Krom” come from?

Khmer Krom (English) comes from Khmer ខ្មែរក្រោម, from Khmer ខ្មែរ, from Thai เขมร, from Old Khmer kmer — Khmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group.

Khmer Krom (English): Khmer Krom, ethnic Khmers of South Vietnam (Kampuchea Krom)

Definitions

  1. Khmer Krom, ethnic Khmers of South Vietnam (Kampuchea Krom)

Ancestry of “Khmer Krom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្មែរក្រោមKhmer Krom, ethnic Khmers of South Vietnam (Kampuchea Krom)
2Khmerខ្មែរKhmer
3ThaiเขมรKhmer
4Old KhmerkmerKhmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group
Every word from Old Khmer kmerEvery word from Thai เขมรEvery word from Khmer ខ្មែរ