Where does “រោមចៀម” come from?

រោមចៀម (Khmer) comes from Khmer រោម, from Pali roma, from Sanskrit रोमन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hráwma.

រោមចៀម (Khmer): wool

Definitions

  1. wool

Ancestry of “រោមចៀម”, step by step

រោមចៀម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រោម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរោមfur
2Paliromahair of the body
3Sanskritरोमन्body hair; wool, down
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*Hráwma—

via Khmer ចៀម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចៀមsheep
2Thaiเจียมto be humble, self-effacing
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