Where does “ភឿន” come from?

ភឿន (Khmer) comes from Thai เพื่อน, from Middle Chinese 伴.

ភឿន (Khmer): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “ភឿន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเพื่อนa third person pronoun: he, she, it, they, etc;...
2Middle Chinese伴—
Every word from Middle Chinese 伴 →Every word from Thai เพื่อน →