Where does “ខ្សាច់នារ” come from?

ខ្សាច់នារ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្សាច់, from Proto-Austroasiatic *skaːcʔ — sand.

ខ្សាច់នារ (Khmer): sand dune; sand bank

Definitions

  1. sand dune; sand bank

Ancestry of “ខ្សាច់នារ”, step by step

ខ្សាច់នារ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខ្សាច់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្សាច់sand
2Proto-Austroasiatic*skaːcʔsand

via Khmer នារ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerនារto be slanting, oblique, having a gentle slope
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *skaːcʔEvery word from Khmer ខ្សាច់