Where does “ថ្មកំបោរ” come from?

ថ្មកំបោរ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ថ្ម, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₂mɔʔ — stone.

ថ្មកំបោរ (Khmer): lime, limestone

Definitions

  1. lime, limestone

Ancestry of “ថ្មកំបោរ”, step by step

ថ្មកំបោរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ថ្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្មstone; rock; concrete; battery
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₂mɔʔstone

via Khmer កំបោរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកំបោរlime calcium oxide, quicklime
2Proto-Mon-Khmerknpurlime
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₂mɔʔ →Every word from Khmer ថ្ម →