Where does “មំសៈ” come from?

មំសៈ (Khmer) comes from Pali maṁsa, from Sanskrit मांस, from Proto-Indo-Iranian māmsám, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

មំសៈ (Khmer): meat; flesh

Definitions

  1. meat; flesh

Ancestry of “មំសៈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimaṁsaflesh, meat
2Sanskritमांसflesh, meat flesh; Name of a mixed caste
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmāmsámflesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →