Where does “ចំណាប់ខ្មាំង” come from?

ចំណាប់ខ្មាំង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្មាំង, from Western Cham ꨇꨠꩃ.

ចំណាប់ខ្មាំង (Khmer): hostage

Definitions

  1. hostage

Ancestry of “ចំណាប់ខ្មាំង”, step by step

ចំណាប់ខ្មាំង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខ្មាំង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្មាំងenemy, opponent, adversary, antagonist
2Western Chamꨇꨠꩃ—

via Khmer ចំណាប់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចំណាប់capture, seizure; grip, hold; prisoner, hostage
2Khmerចាប់to seize, arrest, grasp, get; to hold tight,...
Every word from Western Cham ꨇꨠꩃ →Every word from Khmer ខ្មាំង →