Where does “ក្បាលពោះ” come from?

ក្បាលពោះ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក្បាល, from Pali kapāla, from Sanskrit कपाल, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las, from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl-, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

ក្បាលពោះ (Khmer): belly

Definitions

  1. belly

Ancestry of “ក្បាលពោះ”, step by step

ក្បាលពោះ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ក្បាល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្បាលlot, plot, parcel; ash fleabane; head
2Palikapālahead
3Sanskritकपालskull, cranium; bowl
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankapā́lasskull
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáp-ōl-head, bowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Khmer ពោះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពោះbelly; mind, heart, thought
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbokbelly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las →