Where does “ថ្មខ្សាច់” come from?

ថ្មខ្សាច់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្សាច់, from Proto-Austroasiatic *skaːcʔ — sand.

ថ្មខ្សាច់ (Khmer): sandstone

Definitions

  1. sandstone

Ancestry of “ថ្មខ្សាច់”, step by step

ថ្មខ្សាច់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខ្សាច់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្សាច់sand
2Proto-Austroasiatic*skaːcʔsand

via Khmer ថ្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្មstone; rock; concrete; battery
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₂mɔʔstone
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *skaːcʔ →Every word from Khmer ខ្សាច់ →