Where does “ចាប” come from?

ចាប (Khmer) comes from Pali cāpa, from Sanskrit चाप — bow; arc.

ចាប (Khmer): any small sparrow-like bird

Definitions

  1. any small sparrow-like bird

Ancestry of “ចាប”, step by step

ចាប traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali cāpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palicāpa—
2Sanskritचापbow; arc

via Proto-Mon-Khmer *(ʔ)caap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmer*(ʔ)caap—
Every word from Sanskrit चाप →Every word from Pali cāpa →