Where does “កោសិកា” come from?
កោសិកា (Khmer) comes from Hindi कोशिका, from Hindi कोश, from Sanskrit कोश, from Sanskrit कुश्यति — to embrace, enfold.
កោសិកា (Khmer): cell basic unit of a living organism
Definitions
- cell basic unit of a living organism
Ancestry of “កោសិកា”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | कोशिका | cell |
| 2 | Hindi | कोश | treasury, store; dictionary, lexicon |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कोश | cask, vessel for holding liquids, cloud; pail,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कुश्यति | to embrace, enfold |
Words derived from “កោសិកា”