Where does “ប្លា” come from?

ប្លា (Khmer) comes from Thai ปลา, from Proto-Tai plaːᴬ — fish.

ប្លា (Khmer): fish (used in compounds)

Definitions

  1. fish (used in compounds)

Ancestry of “ប្លា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปลาfish
2Proto-Taiplaːᴬfish
Every word from Proto-Tai plaːᴬ →Every word from Thai ปลา →