Where does “ឃីម” come from?

ឃីម (Khmer) comes from Chinese 金, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m — metal.

ឃីម (Khmer): Khim

Definitions

  1. Khim

Ancestry of “ឃីម”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese金gold; "orig." gold, golden
2Proto-Sino-Tibetangǝ̆mmetal

Words derived from “ឃីម”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m →Every word from Chinese 金 →
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