Where does “មួយម៉ឺន” come from?

មួយម៉ឺន (Khmer) comes from Khmer មួយ, from Chinese 妹 — girl; younger sister.

មួយម៉ឺន (Khmer): ten thousand

Definitions

  1. ten thousand

Ancestry of “មួយម៉ឺន”, step by step

មួយម៉ឺន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មួយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមួយone; you, your
2Chinese妹girl; younger sister

via Khmer ម៉ឺន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerម៉ឺនten thousand; ancient official rank; son of a...
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