Where does “ខឹមខាត់” come from?
ខឹមខាត់ (Khmer) comes from Thai เข็มขัด, from Thai เข็ม, from Thai ใน, from Thai มหาสมุทร, from Thai สมุทร, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam- — together, one.
ខឹមខាត់ (Khmer): A piece of jewelry made of metal, in the form of a waist belt, made of silver or gold, with a head decorated with various gemstones
Definitions
- A piece of jewelry made of metal, in the form of a waist belt, made of silver or gold, with a head decorated with various gemstones
Ancestry of “ខឹមខាត់”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เข็มขัด | belt |
| 2 | Thai | เข็ม | needle. (classifier: เล่ม) |
| 3 | Thai | ใน | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at; during;... |
| 4 | Thai | มหาสมุทร | ocean |
| 5 | Thai | สมุทร | sea |
| 6 | Sanskrit | समुद्र | the sea; ocean |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |