Where does “ភាពល្ងង់ខ្លៅ” come from?
ភាពល្ងង់ខ្លៅ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភាព, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
ភាពល្ងង់ខ្លៅ (Khmer): ignorance
Ancestry of “ភាពល្ងង់ខ្លៅ”, step by step
ភាពល្ងង់ខ្លៅ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ភាព
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ភាព | state (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, shape, nature, aspect |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भाव | becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Khmer ល្ងង់ខ្លៅ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ល្ងង់ខ្លៅ | to be ignorant, uneducated |
| 2 | Khmer | ល្ងង់ | to be ignorant, stupid, uneducated; to be... |