Where does “ផ្កាចន្ទន៍” come from?

ផ្កាចន្ទន៍ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ផ្កា, from Proto-Mon-Khmer pkaaw — flower.

ផ្កាចន្ទន៍ (Khmer): star anise

Definitions

  1. star anise

Ancestry of “ផ្កាចន្ទន៍”, step by step

ផ្កាចន្ទន៍ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ផ្កា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerផ្កាflower; decorative flowery design; mark; spot
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpkaawflower

via Khmer ចន្ទន៍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចន្ទន៍the Indian sandalwood tree (Santalum album)
2Palicandana—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer pkaaw →Every word from Khmer ផ្កា →