Where does “ជំរៅ” come from?

ជំរៅ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជ្រៅ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟruːʔ — deep.

ជំរៅ (Khmer): deepness, depth

Definitions

  1. deepness, depth

Ancestry of “ជំរៅ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជ្រៅdeep; profound
2Proto-Austroasiatic*ɟruːʔdeep
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟruːʔEvery word from Khmer ជ្រៅ