Where does “ជម្រាបលា” come from?

ជម្រាបលា (Khmer) comes from Khmer លា, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *laʔ, *laʔ-s.

ជម្រាបលា (Khmer): goodbye

Definitions

  1. goodbye

Ancestry of “ជម្រាបលា”, step by step

ជម្រាបលា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer លា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលាdonkey, ass; to say goodbye, leave; to quit,...
2Proto-Mon-Khmer*laʔ, *laʔ-s

via Khmer ជម្រាប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជម្រាបto tell; to inform; to say; wet area; place where...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *laʔ, *laʔ-sEvery word from Khmer លា