Where does “ម៉ាឡេស៊ី” come from?

ម៉ាឡេស៊ី (Khmer) comes from French Malaisie, from French malais, from English Malay, from Malay Melayu, from Malay Malayu, from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw.

Ancestry of “ម៉ាឡេស៊ី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMalaisie
2FrenchmalaisMalay; Malay language
3EnglishMalayOf or relating to the Malays, a people living in...
4MalayMelayuMalay
5MalayMalayu
6Old Javaneselayūto run
7Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw
9Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw
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