Where does “ថ្នាំពុល” come from?

ថ្នាំពុល (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពុល, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓul.

ថ្នាំពុល (Khmer): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “ថ្នាំពុល”, step by step

ថ្នាំពុល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពុល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពុលto be poisonous, toxic
2Proto-Mon-Khmer*ɓul—

via Khmer ថ្នាំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្នាំmedicine, medication
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓul →Every word from Khmer ពុល →