Where does “យំ” come from?

យំ (Khmer) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam, from Russian ям — mail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма.

យំ (Khmer): to weep, shed tears; to cry

Definitions

  1. to weep, shed tears; to cry

Ancestry of “យំ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerjaamto weep, to cry; Compare Korku "jaːm"
2Russianямmail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма
Every word from Russian ям →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam →