Where does “ក” come from?
ក (Khmer) comes from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
ក (Khmer): neck; collar; connecting link
Definitions
- neck; collar; connecting link
Ancestry of “ក”, step by step
ក traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French Cœur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Cœur | heart |
| 2 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |
| 3 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 5 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Proto-Mon-Khmer kɔʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kɔʔ | neck |
via Middle Chinese 機
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 機 | — |