Where does “ខ្លា” come from?

ខ្លា (Khmer) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ — tiger.

ខ្លា (Khmer): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “ខ្លា”, step by step

ខ្លា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger

via Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer klā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pre-Angkorian Old Khmerklā—

Words derived from “ខ្លា”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →