Where does “កុមារី” come from?

កុមារី (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit कुमारी, from Sanskrit -ई, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

កុមារី (Khmer): young girl

Definitions

  1. young girl

Ancestry of “កុមារី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुमारीyoung girl, maiden, daughter
2Sanskrit-ईfeminine suffix; one who does
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Sanskrit -ई →Every word from Sanskrit कुमारी →
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