Where does “ពួកម៉ាក” come from?

ពួកម៉ាក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ម៉ាក, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ពួកម៉ាក (Khmer): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “ពួកម៉ាក”, step by step

ពួកម៉ាក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ម៉ាក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerម៉ាកbrand, mark
2Germanmarkmark any of various European monetary units
3LatinMārcus—
4LatinMartīnus—
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Khmer ពួក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពួកgroup (especially an informal ad hoc group), grouping, society, association, detachment, herd, gathering, squad (of 3 to 5 men) (often merely conveys the meaning of plurality)
2Old Khmervvak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →