Where does “ប៉េស្ត” come from?

ប៉េស្ត (Khmer) comes from French peste, from Latin pestis — a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...

ប៉េស្ត (Khmer): plague

Definitions

  1. plague

Ancestry of “ប៉េស្ត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpesteplague; brat; pest
2Latinpestisa disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...
Every word from Latin pestis
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