Where does “ប្រាំបួន” come from?

ប្រាំបួន (Khmer) comes from Khmer ប្រាំ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer pɗam, from Proto-Mon-Khmer p(ɗ)am.

ប្រាំបួន (Khmer): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “ប្រាំបួន”, step by step

ប្រាំបួន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ប្រាំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រាំfive
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpɗamfive
3Proto-Mon-Khmerp(ɗ)am—

via Khmer បួន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបួនfour
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpunʔfour
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer p(ɗ)am →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer pɗam →Every word from Khmer ប្រាំ →