Where does “ឆមាស” come from?

ឆមាស (Khmer) comes from Pali cha, from Pali māsa, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.

ឆមាស (Khmer): semester, half-year

Definitions

  1. semester, half-year

Ancestry of “ឆមាស”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palichasix
2Palimāsaa month; mungo bean, black matpe bean, "Vigna...
3Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad
Every word from Sanskrit माष →Every word from Pali māsa →Every word from Pali cha →