Where does “ប្រកាន់” come from?

ប្រកាន់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer កាន់, from Middle Chinese 干.

ប្រកាន់ (Khmer): to claim; to maintain; to adopt, to uphold; to...

Definitions

  1. to claim; to maintain; to adopt, to uphold; to...

Ancestry of “ប្រកាន់”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកាន់to hold, carry in the hand, grasp
2Middle Chinese干—

Words derived from “ប្រកាន់”

Every word from Middle Chinese 干 →Every word from Khmer កាន់ →