Where does “បំរែរូប” come from?

បំរែរូប (Khmer) comes from Khmer រូប, from Pali rūpa, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.

បំរែរូប (Khmer): metamorphosis

Definitions

  1. metamorphosis

Ancestry of “បំរែរូប”, step by step

បំរែរូប traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រូប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរូបform, shape, image, figure; representation,...
2Palirūpaform, figure, material form
3Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
4Sanskritरूप्to form, shape

via Khmer បំរែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបំរែchange, conversion, alteration, variation
Every word from Sanskrit रूप् →Every word from Sanskrit रूप →Every word from Pali rūpa →