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Where does “ខ្មៅដៃ” come from?

ខ្មៅដៃ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្មៅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kmuuʔ — dirty.

ខ្មៅដៃ (Khmer): pencil

Definitions

  1. pencil

Ancestry of “ខ្មៅដៃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្មៅblack
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkmuuʔdirty
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