Where does “ភ្នែកមាន់” come from?

ភ្នែកមាន់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភ្នែក, from Old Khmer bhnēka, from Old Khmer bek.

ភ្នែកមាន់ (Khmer): confetti

Definitions

  1. confetti

Ancestry of “ភ្នែកមាន់”, step by step

ភ្នែកមាន់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ភ្នែក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភ្នែកeye; bud; future
2Old Khmerbhnēka—
3Old Khmerbek—

via Khmer មាន់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមាន់chicken
Every word from Old Khmer bek →Every word from Old Khmer bhnēka →Every word from Khmer ភ្នែក →