Where does “គ្រុឌ” come from?

គ្រុឌ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit गरुड, from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

Ancestry of “គ្រុឌ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritगरुडName of a mythical bird; the charioteer of the...
2Latinmīmusmime, farce
3Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime
Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμοςEvery word from Latin mīmusEvery word from Sanskrit गरुड