Where does “កណ្ដូបសេះ” come from?

កណ្ដូបសេះ (Khmer) comes from Khmer កណ្ដូប, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kntuəp — grasshopper.

កណ្ដូបសេះ (Khmer): praying mantis

Definitions

  1. praying mantis

Ancestry of “កណ្ដូបសេះ”, step by step

កណ្ដូបសេះ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កណ្ដូប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកណ្ដូបgrasshopper
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkntuəpgrasshopper

via Khmer សេះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសេះhorse; knight
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