Where does “ក្រូម៉ូសូម” come from?

ក្រូម៉ូសូម (Khmer) comes from French chromosome, from German Chromosom, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

ក្រូម៉ូសូម (Khmer): chromosome

Definitions

  1. chromosome

Ancestry of “ក្រូម៉ូសូម”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchromosomechromosome
2GermanChromosomchromosome
3Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu →Every word from Ancient Greek χρῶμα →Every word from German Chromosom →