Where does “ផ្កាថ្ម” come from?

ផ្កាថ្ម (Khmer) comes from Khmer ថ្ម, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₂mɔʔ — stone.

ផ្កាថ្ម (Khmer): coral

Definitions

  1. coral

Ancestry of “ផ្កាថ្ម”, step by step

ផ្កាថ្ម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ថ្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្មstone; rock; concrete; battery
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₂mɔʔstone

via Khmer ផ្កា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerផ្កាflower; decorative flowery design; mark; spot
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpkaawflower
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₂mɔʔ →Every word from Khmer ថ្ម →