Where does “ម្រេច” come from?

ម្រេច (Khmer) comes from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच — black pepper.

ម្រេច (Khmer): black pepper

Definitions

  1. black pepper

Ancestry of “ម្រេច”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimaricablack pepper
2Sanskritमरिचblack pepper
Every word from Sanskrit मरिच →Every word from Pali marica →