Where does “ដីខ្សាច់” come from?

ដីខ្សាច់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ដី, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁iʔ.

ដីខ្សាច់ (Khmer): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “ដីខ្សាច់”, step by step

ដីខ្សាច់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ដី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដីland, soil, ground; territory; "Piper...
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₁iʔ—

via Khmer ខ្សាច់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្សាច់sand
2Proto-Austroasiatic*skaːcʔsand
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁iʔ →Every word from Khmer ដី →