Where does “យន្តដេរ” come from?

យន្តដេរ (Khmer) comes from Khmer យន្ត, from Pali yanta, from Sanskrit यन्त्र — any instrument for holding or restraining or...

យន្តដេរ (Khmer): sewing machine

Definitions

  1. sewing machine

Ancestry of “យន្តដេរ”, step by step

យន្តដេរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer យន្ត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយន្តdevice, mechanism, machine, engine; a magical...
2Paliyantapresent active participle of yāti; machine; means...
3Sanskritयन्त्रany instrument for holding or restraining or...

via Khmer ដេរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដេរto sew
Every word from Sanskrit यन्त्रEvery word from Pali yantaEvery word from Khmer យន្ត