Where does “រូបឆ្លាក់” come from?

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

រូបឆ្លាក់ (Khmer): statue, carving

Definitions

  1. statue, carving

Ancestry of “រូបឆ្លាក់”, step by step

រូបឆ្លាក់ traces back through two 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 ឆ្លាក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆ្លាក់to carve, to sculpt
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