Where does “ប្រាំមួយ” come from?

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

ប្រាំមួយ (Khmer): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “ប្រាំមួយ”, step by step

ប្រាំមួយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ប្រាំ

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

via Khmer មួយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមួយone; you, your
2Chinese妹girl; younger sister
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer p(ɗ)am →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer pɗam →Every word from Khmer ប្រាំ →