Where does “មហាវិថី” come from?
មហាវិថី (Khmer) comes from Khmer មហា, from Pali mahant, from Sanskrit म॒हत्.
មហាវិថី (Khmer): boulevard
Ancestry of “មហាវិថី”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Khmer | មហា | grand; great |
| 2 | Pali | mahant | great, big, massive; important, well-known |
| 3 | Sanskrit | म॒हत् | — |