Where does “មនុស្សកុហក” come from?

មនុស្សកុហក (Khmer) comes from Khmer មនុស្ស, from Pali manussa, from Sanskrit मनुष्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

មនុស្សកុហក (Khmer): liar

Definitions

  1. liar

Ancestry of “មនុស្សកុហក”, step by step

មនុស្សកុហក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មនុស្ស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមនុស្សhuman being, man, person; mankind
2Palimanussaman, human being
3Sanskritमनुष्यhuman, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmanuṣyás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmanušyás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being

via Khmer កុហក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកុហកto lie
2Palikuhakacheating, deceitful, fraudulent; deceiver; fraud;...
3Sanskritकुहकcheat; imposter; trickery; deceit; deception
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon- →