Where does “ខាល” come from?

ខាល (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្លា, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ — tiger.

ខាល (Khmer): the Tiger, one of the twelve lunar zodiac signs

Definitions

  1. the Tiger, one of the twelve lunar zodiac signs

Ancestry of “ខាល”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្លាtiger
2Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger

Words derived from “ខាល”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →Every word from Khmer ខ្លា →