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

  1. face, front; decoration; mouth

Ancestry of “មុខ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

Words derived from “មុខ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →