Where does “រូបរាង” come from?

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

រូបរាង (Khmer): body, figure, form, shape, appearance

Definitions

  1. body, figure, form, shape, appearance

Ancestry of “រូបរាង”, step by step

រូបរាង 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 រាង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរាងform, shape, figure
2Thaiร่างshape; structure; figure; form; to make a draft,...
Every word from Sanskrit रूप्Every word from Sanskrit रूपEvery word from Pali rūpa