Where does “ख्मेर” come from?
ख्मेर (Hindi) comes from English Khmer, from Irish -is, from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.
ख्मेर (Hindi): Khmer person
Ancestry of “ख्मेर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Khmer | The national language of Cambodia, part of the... |
| 2 | Irish | -is | -ish, -ese; inflection of -eas:
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| 3 | Old Irish | -as | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -assus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ad-tus | — |