Where does “គ្រាប់ភ្នែក” come from?

គ្រាប់ភ្នែក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភ្នែក, from Old Khmer bhnēka, from Old Khmer bek.

គ្រាប់ភ្នែក (Khmer): eyeball

Definitions

  1. eyeball

Ancestry of “គ្រាប់ភ្នែក”, step by step

គ្រាប់ភ្នែក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ភ្នែក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភ្នែកeye; bud; future
2Old Khmerbhnēka—
3Old Khmerbek—

via Khmer គ្រាប់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគ្រាប់grain, pit, seed, nut, pellet; pill, tablet;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɡrapseed
Every word from Old Khmer bek →Every word from Old Khmer bhnēka →Every word from Khmer ភ្នែក →