Where does “ប្រវែងរលក” come from?

ប្រវែងរលក (Khmer) comes from Khmer រលក, from Khmer លក់ — to sell; to fine; be asleep.

ប្រវែងរលក (Khmer): wavelength

Definitions

  1. wavelength

Ancestry of “ប្រវែងរលក”, step by step

ប្រវែងរលក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រលក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរលកwave, ripple, undulation, swell, surge
2Khmerលក់to sell; to fine; be asleep

via Khmer ប្រវែង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រវែងlength
2Khmerវែងlong
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