Where does “ខ្មែរក្រោម” come from?

ខ្មែរក្រោម (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្មែរ, from Thai เขมร, from Old Khmer kmer — Khmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group.

ខ្មែរក្រោម (Khmer): Khmer Krom, ethnic Khmers of South Vietnam (Kampuchea Krom)

Definitions

  1. Khmer Krom, ethnic Khmers of South Vietnam (Kampuchea Krom)

Ancestry of “ខ្មែរក្រោម”, step by step

ខ្មែរក្រោម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខ្មែរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្មែរKhmer
2ThaiเขมรKhmer
3Old KhmerkmerKhmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group

via Khmer ក្រោម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្រោមunder; below; beneath

Words derived from “ខ្មែរក្រោម”

Every word from Old Khmer kmer →