Where does “ខ្សែក្រវាត់” come from?

ខ្សែក្រវាត់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក្រវាត់, from French Cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.

ខ្សែក្រវាត់ (Khmer): belt

Definitions

  1. belt

Ancestry of “ខ្សែក្រវាត់”, step by step

ខ្សែក្រវាត់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ក្រវាត់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្រវាត់to tie; to put around; belt; Alternative form of...
2FrenchCravateCroat
3Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
4Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat

via Khmer ខ្សែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្សែline, rope, string, cord, wire, leash; necklace;...
Every word from Proto-Slavic xorvatъEvery word from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vātEvery word from French Cravate