Where does “កម្ពុជាក្រោម” come from?
កម្ពុជាក្រោម (Khmer) comes from Khmer កម្ពុជា, from Pali kamboja, from Sanskrit काम्बोज, from Hindi कम्बोज — Kamboj.
កម្ពុជាក្រោម (Khmer): Kampuchea Krom, southern portion of Vietnam that was formerly Cambodian territory
Definitions
- Kampuchea Krom, southern portion of Vietnam that was formerly Cambodian territory
Ancestry of “កម្ពុជាក្រោម”, step by step
កម្ពុជាក្រោម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer កម្ពុជា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | កម្ពុជា | Kampuchea |
| 2 | Pali | kamboja | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | काम्बोज | born in or coming from Kamboja; a native of... |
| 4 | Hindi | कम्बोज | Kamboj |
via Khmer ក្រោម
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ក្រោម | under; below; beneath |