Where does “ផ្នូរខ្សាច់” come from?

ផ្នូរខ្សាច់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្សាច់, from Proto-Austroasiatic *skaːcʔ — sand.

ផ្នូរខ្សាច់ (Khmer): sand dune

Definitions

  1. sand dune

Ancestry of “ផ្នូរខ្សាច់”, step by step

ផ្នូរខ្សាច់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខ្សាច់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្សាច់sand
2Proto-Austroasiatic*skaːcʔsand

via Khmer ផ្នូរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerផ្នូរgrave; tomb
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *skaːcʔ →Every word from Khmer ខ្សាច់ →