Where does “ភ្នំភ្លើង” come from?

ភ្នំភ្លើង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភ្នំ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer bn₂uum — hill.

ភ្នំភ្លើង (Khmer): volcano

Definitions

  1. volcano

Ancestry of “ភ្នំភ្លើង”, step by step

ភ្នំភ្លើង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ភ្នំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភ្នំhill, mountain
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbn₂uumhill

via Khmer ភ្លើង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភ្លើងfire, flame

Words derived from “ភ្នំភ្លើង”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer bn₂uum →Every word from Khmer ភ្នំ →