Where does “ខ្សែក” come from?
ខ្សែក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
ខ្សែក (Khmer): necklace
Definitions
- necklace
Ancestry of “ខ្សែក”, step by step
ខ្សែក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ក | neck; collar; connecting link |
| 2 | French | Cœur | heart |
| 3 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |
| 4 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 6 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Khmer ខ្សែ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ខ្សែ | line, rope, string, cord, wire, leash; necklace;... |