Where does “ទាហានស៊ីឈ្នួល” come from?

ទាហានស៊ីឈ្នួល (Khmer) comes from Khmer ស៊ី, from Proto-Mon-Khmer caʔ — to eat.

ទាហានស៊ីឈ្នួល (Khmer): mercenary

Definitions

  1. mercenary

Ancestry of “ទាហានស៊ីឈ្នួល”, step by step

ទាហានស៊ីឈ្នួល traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ស៊ី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស៊ីto eat
2Proto-Mon-Khmercaʔto eat

via Khmer ទាហាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទាហានsoldier

via Khmer ឈ្នួល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឈ្នួលfee, rent
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer caʔEvery word from Khmer ស៊ី
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