Where does “ក្បាំងមុខ” come from?

ក្បាំងមុខ (Khmer) comes from Khmer មុខ, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

ក្បាំងមុខ (Khmer): mask; veil

Definitions

  1. mask; veil

Ancestry of “ក្បាំងមុខ”, step by step

ក្បាំងមុខ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មុខ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមុខface, front; decoration; mouth
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Khmer ក្បាំង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្បាំងscreen, shield, veil
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →