Where does “ដាណឺម៉ាក” come from?

ដាណឺម៉ាក (Khmer) comes from French Danemark, from Danish Danmark, from Old Norse Danmǫrk, from Old Norse mǫrk, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Ancestry of “ដាណឺម៉ាក”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchDanemark—
2DanishDanmarkDenmark
3Old NorseDanmǫrk—
4Old Norsemǫrkmark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse mǫrk →