Where does “គ្រាមភាសា” come from?

គ្រាមភាសា (Khmer) comes from Khmer គ្រាម, from Sanskrit ग्राम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- — to gather; flock, herd.

គ្រាមភាសា (Khmer): dialect

Definitions

  1. dialect

Ancestry of “គ្រាមភាសា”, step by step

គ្រាមភាសា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer គ្រាម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគ្រាមregion; district; country
2Sanskritग्रामan inhabited place, village, hamlet, settlement;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryangrā́mas—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangrā́masvillage, town; community
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ger-to gather; flock, herd

via Khmer ភាសា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភាសាlanguage
2Palibhāsālanguage; dialect
3Sanskritभाषाspeech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a...
4Sanskritभाष—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian grā́mas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan grā́mas →