Where does “ឈ្លើងសមុទ្រ” come from?
ឈ្លើងសមុទ្រ (Khmer) comes from Khmer សមុទ្រ, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ឈ្លើងសមុទ្រ (Khmer): sea cucumber
Definitions
- sea cucumber
Ancestry of “ឈ្លើងសមុទ្រ”, step by step
ឈ្លើងសមុទ្រ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer សមុទ្រ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សមុទ្រ | sea, ocean |
| 2 | Sanskrit | समुद्र | the sea; ocean |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Khmer ឈ្លើង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ឈ្លើង | water leech (Hirudinea) |