Where does “មេពាក្យ” come from?
មេពាក្យ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពាក្យ, from Sanskrit वाक्य, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
មេពាក្យ (Khmer): entry (in a dictionary), headword
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- entry (in a dictionary), headword
Ancestry of “មេពាក្យ”, step by step
មេពាក្យ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ពាក្យ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ពាក្យ | word, term; utterance, expression, phrase; speech |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वाक्य | speech, saying, assertion, statement, command,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वच् | to speak, utter, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Khmer មេ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | មេ | mother; term of address for a maid or any girl;... |