Where does “មុខងារ” come from?

មុខងារ (Khmer) comes from Khmer មុខ, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

មុខងារ (Khmer): function, duty

Definitions

  1. function, duty

Ancestry of “មុខងារ”, step by step

មុខងារ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មុខ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមុខface, front; decoration; mouth
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Khmer ងារ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerងារjob, position, profession
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →