Where does “កម្ពុជា” come from?
កម្ពុជា (Khmer) comes from Pali kamboja, from Sanskrit काम्बोज, from Hindi कम्बोज — Kamboj.
Ancestry of “កម្ពុជា”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | kamboja | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काम्बोज | born in or coming from Kamboja; a native of... |
| 3 | Hindi | कम्बोज | Kamboj |
Words derived from “កម្ពុជា”