Where does “ផ្សារងងឹត” come from?
ផ្សារងងឹត (Khmer) comes from Khmer ផ្សារ, from Western Cham ꨚꨧꩉ, from Malay pasar, from Tamil பசார், from Classical Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
ផ្សារងងឹត (Khmer): black market
Definitions
- black market
Ancestry of “ផ្សារងងឹត”, step by step
ផ្សារងងឹត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ផ្សារ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ផ្សារ | market, bazaar, fair, town |
| 2 | Western Cham | ꨚꨧꩉ | — |
| 3 | Malay | pasar | market |
| 4 | Tamil | பசார் | — |
| 5 | Classical Persian | بازار | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Khmer ងងឹត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ងងឹត | to be dark, obscure, somber |