Where does “កប៉ាល់ចម្បាំង” come from?

កប៉ាល់ចម្បាំង (Khmer) comes from Khmer កប៉ាល់, from Malay kapal, from Tamil கப்பல் — ship, sailing vessel.

កប៉ាល់ចម្បាំង (Khmer): warship

Definitions

  1. warship

Ancestry of “កប៉ាល់ចម្បាំង”, step by step

កប៉ាល់ចម្បាំង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កប៉ាល់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកប៉ាល់ship, motorboat
2Malaykapalship
3Tamilகப்பல்ship, sailing vessel

via Khmer ចំបាំង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចំបាំងwar
Every word from Tamil கப்பல் →Every word from Malay kapal →Every word from Khmer កប៉ាល់ →