Where does “កដៃ” come from?

កដៃ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក, 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.

កដៃ (Khmer): wrist

Definitions

  1. wrist

Ancestry of “កដៃ”, step by step

កដៃ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកneck; collar; connecting link
2FrenchCœurheart
3Middle FrenchcœurAlternative form of coeur
4Old Frenchcuerheart
5Vulgar Latin*corem—
6Latincorheart; soul, mind
7Proto-Italickordheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Khmer ដៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដៃarm, hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic kord →Every word from Latin cor →