Where does “ខ្មោចអាប” come from?

ខ្មោចអាប (Khmer) comes from Khmer អាប, from Sanskrit आप्यति — to cause anyone to suffer.

ខ្មោចអាប (Khmer): ghost, vampire

Definitions

  1. ghost, vampire

Ancestry of “ខ្មោចអាប”, step by step

ខ្មោចអាប traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អាប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាបwitch, a malevolent female spirit; evil spell
2Sanskritआप्यतिto cause anyone to suffer

via Khmer ខ្មោច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្មោចcorpse
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