Where does “មុខ” come from?
មុខ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.
មុខ (Khmer): face, front; decoration; mouth
Definitions
- face, front; decoration; mouth
Ancestry of “មុខ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मुख | mouth; face; visage |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkʰam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkHam | — |