Where does “បញ្ជីមុខម្ហូប” come from?

បញ្ជីមុខម្ហូប (Khmer) comes from Khmer មុខម្ហូប, from Khmer មុខ, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

បញ្ជីមុខម្ហូប (Khmer): menu, list of food items

Definitions

  1. menu, list of food items

Ancestry of “បញ្ជីមុខម្ហូប”, step by step

បញ្ជីមុខម្ហូប traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មុខម្ហូប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមុខម្ហូបmenu (du jour), dishes, set of available food items (in a restaurant)
2Khmerមុខface, front; decoration; mouth
3Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Khmer បញ្ជី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបញ្ជីlist, chart, record book, register
2Sanskritपञ्जीcotton ball (from which thread is spun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →