Where does “កូនឆ្មា” come from?

កូនឆ្មា (Khmer) comes from Khmer កូន, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun — child.

កូនឆ្មា (Khmer): kitten

Definitions

  1. kitten

Ancestry of “កូនឆ្មា”, step by step

កូនឆ្មា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កូន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកូនchild; offspring, progeny; person under the...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkuunchild

via Khmer ឆ្មា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆ្មាcat
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuunEvery word from Khmer កូន