Where does “ចិនកន្តាំង” come from?
ចិនកន្តាំង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចិន, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
ចិនកន្តាំង (Khmer): Cantonese
Definitions
- Cantonese
Ancestry of “ចិនកន្តាំង”, step by step
ចិនកន្តាំង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ចិន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ចិន | Chinese person |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |
via Khmer កន្តាំង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | កន្តាំង | unit of dry measurement two កន្តាំង equal one |