Where does “ប្រាំពីរ” come from?

ប្រាំពីរ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពីរ, from Proto-Bahnaric ɓaːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓaar.

ប្រាំពីរ (Khmer): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “ប្រាំពីរ”, step by step

ប្រាំពីរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពីរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពីរtwo
2Proto-Bahnaricɓaːr—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɓaar—

via Khmer ប្រាំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រាំfive
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpɗamfive
3Proto-Mon-Khmerp(ɗ)am—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓaar →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ɓaːr →Every word from Khmer ពីរ →