Where does “ពុករលួយ” come from?

ពុករលួយ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពុក, from Khmer ឪពុក, from Sanskrit आवुक.

ពុករលួយ (Khmer): to be corrupt, rotten

Definitions

  1. to be corrupt, rotten

Ancestry of “ពុករលួយ”, step by step

ពុករលួយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពុក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពុកfather
2Khmerឪពុកfather
3Sanskritआवुक—

via Khmer រលួយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរលួយto be rotten, decayed, putrid
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