Where does “កំរាប” come from?
កំរាប (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក្រាប, from French graphe, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
កំរាប (Khmer): to subdue; to flatten; etc
Definitions
- to subdue; to flatten; etc
Ancestry of “កំរាប”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ក្រាប | to get down, hit the dirt; to bow, cringe; to lie... |
| 2 | French | graphe | graph |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |