Where does “កប៉ាល់ហោះ” come from?

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

កប៉ាល់ហោះ (Khmer): airplane

Definitions

  1. airplane

Ancestry of “កប៉ាល់ហោះ”, step by step

កប៉ាល់ហោះ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កប៉ាល់

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

via Khmer ហោះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerហោះto fly (of airplanes)

Words derived from “កប៉ាល់ហោះ”

Every word from Tamil கப்பல் →Every word from Malay kapal →Every word from Khmer កប៉ាល់ →