Where does “ខ្លាឃ្មុំ” come from?

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

ខ្លាឃ្មុំ (Khmer): sun bear

Definitions

  1. sun bear

Ancestry of “ខ្លាឃ្មុំ”, step by step

ខ្លាឃ្មុំ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខ្លា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្លាtiger
2Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger

via Khmer ឃ្មុំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឃ្មុំbee

Words derived from “ខ្លាឃ្មុំ

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔEvery word from Khmer ខ្លា