Where does “ចៅក្រម” come from?

ចៅក្រម (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក្រម, from Sanskrit क्रम, from Sanskrit क्रम् — go, walk, stride; go across; climb.

ចៅក្រម (Khmer): judge

Definitions

  1. judge

Ancestry of “ចៅក្រម”, step by step

ចៅក្រម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ក្រម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្រមlaw; principle; code
2Sanskritक्रमa step; going, progress, proceeding; route, path,...
3Sanskritक्रम्go, walk, stride; go across; climb

via Khmer ចៅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចៅgrandchild
2Middle Chinese主—
Every word from Sanskrit क्रम् →Every word from Sanskrit क्रम →Every word from Khmer ក្រម →