Where does “កូឡុំ” come from?

កូឡុំ (Khmer) comes from Occitan colomb, from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

កូឡុំ (Khmer): Christopher Columbus Italian explorer of the Americas

Definitions

  1. Christopher Columbus Italian explorer of the Americas

Ancestry of “កូឡុំ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitancolombdove, pigeon
2LatincolumbusA male dove or cock-pigeon
3Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
4Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος →Every word from Latin columbus →