Where does “ខ្មែរលើ” come from?
ខ្មែរលើ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្មែរ, from Thai เขมร, from Old Khmer kmer — Khmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group.
ខ្មែរលើ (Khmer): Khmer Loeu, the highland tribes of northeast Cambodia
Definitions
- Khmer Loeu, the highland tribes of northeast Cambodia
Ancestry of “ខ្មែរលើ”, step by step
ខ្មែរលើ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ខ្មែរ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ខ្មែរ | Khmer |
| 2 | Thai | เขมร | Khmer |
| 3 | Old Khmer | kmer | Khmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group |
via Khmer លើ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | លើ | to be on, over, above, located on top |