Where does “រោងភាពយន្ត” come from?

រោងភាពយន្ត (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភាពយន្ត, from Khmer ភាព, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

រោងភាពយន្ត (Khmer): cinema; movie theater

Definitions

  1. cinema; movie theater

Ancestry of “រោងភាពយន្ត”, step by step

រោងភាពយន្ត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ភាពយន្ត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភាពយន្តmovie; film
2Khmerភាពstate (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, shape, nature, aspect
3Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
4Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Khmer រោង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរោងthe Dragon, one of the twelve lunar zodiac signs
2MalayruangAn area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Sanskrit भूEvery word from Sanskrit भाव
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