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Where does “គ្រោះ” come from?

គ្រោះ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit ग्रह, from Sanskrit ग्रह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

គ្រោះ (Khmer): accident, mishap; misfortune, danger; chance,...

Definitions

  1. accident, mishap; misfortune, danger; chance,...

Ancestry of “គ្រោះ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritग्रहplanet
2Sanskritग्रह्to seize
3Proto-Indo-Aryangrabʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
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