Where does “រូបចំលាក់” come from?

រូបចំលាក់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer រូប, from Pali rūpa, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.

រូបចំលាក់ (Khmer): statue

Definitions

  1. statue

Ancestry of “រូបចំលាក់”, step by step

រូបចំលាក់ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រូប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរូបform, shape, image, figure; representation,...
2Palirūpaform, figure, material form
3Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
4Sanskritरूप्to form, shape

via Khmer លាក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលាក់to hide, to conceal

via Khmer ចំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចំto coincide (precisely) with
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