Where does “មហារីក” come from?

មហារីក (Khmer) comes from Khmer មហា, from Pali mahant, from Sanskrit म॒हत्.

មហារីក (Khmer): cancer

Definitions

  1. cancer

Ancestry of “មហារីក”, step by step

មហារីក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មហា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមហាgrand; great
2Palimahantgreat, big, massive; important, well-known
3Sanskritम॒हत्—

via Khmer រីក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរីកto open (out), to bloom, to blossom
Every word from Sanskrit म॒हत् →Every word from Pali mahant →Every word from Khmer មហា →