Where does “ច្រាំងភ្នំ” come from?

ច្រាំងភ្នំ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភ្នំ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer bn₂uum — hill.

ច្រាំងភ្នំ (Khmer): cliff

Definitions

  1. cliff

Ancestry of “ច្រាំងភ្នំ”, step by step

ច្រាំងភ្នំ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ភ្នំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភ្នំhill, mountain
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbn₂uumhill

via Khmer ច្រាំង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerច្រាំងshore, beach, bank
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer bn₂uum →Every word from Khmer ភ្នំ →