Where does “កំបោរថ្ម” come from?

កំបោរថ្ម (Khmer) comes from Khmer ថ្ម, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₂mɔʔ — stone.

កំបោរថ្ម (Khmer): lime, limestone

Definitions

  1. lime, limestone

Ancestry of “កំបោរថ្ម”, step by step

កំបោរថ្ម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ថ្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្មstone; rock; concrete; battery
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₂mɔʔstone

via Khmer កំបោរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកំបោរlime calcium oxide, quicklime
2Proto-Mon-Khmerknpurlime
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₂mɔʔ →Every word from Khmer ថ្ម →
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