Where does “តាខ្មៅ” come from?
តាខ្មៅ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្មៅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kmuuʔ — dirty.
Ancestry of “តាខ្មៅ”, step by step
តាខ្មៅ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer តា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | តា | grandfather |