Where does “ភាពយន្ត” come from?

ភាពយន្ត (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភាព, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ភាពយន្ត (Khmer): movie; film

Definitions

  1. movie; film

Ancestry of “ភាពយន្ត”, step by step

ភាពយន្ត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ភាព

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភាពstate (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, shape, nature, aspect
2Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
3Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Khmer យន្ត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយន្តdevice, mechanism, machine, engine; a magical...
2Paliyantapresent active participle of yāti; machine; means...
3Sanskritयन्त्रany instrument for holding or restraining or...

Words derived from “ភាពយន្ត

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Sanskrit भूEvery word from Sanskrit भाव