Where does “ម៉ាស៊ីនថតរូប” come from?

ម៉ាស៊ីនថតរូប (Khmer) comes from Khmer ម៉ាស៊ីន, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

ម៉ាស៊ីនថតរូប (Khmer): camera (for photos)

Definitions

  1. camera (for photos)

Ancestry of “ម៉ាស៊ីនថតរូប”, step by step

ម៉ាស៊ីនថតរូប traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ម៉ាស៊ីន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerម៉ាស៊ីនmachine, motor, engine, device
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Khmer ថតរូប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថតរូបto photograph, to take pictures
2Khmerរូបform, shape, image, figure; representation,...
3Palirūpaform, figure, material form
4Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
5Sanskritरूप्to form, shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή