Where does “រោមភ្នែក” come from?

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

រោមភ្នែក (Khmer): eyelash

Definitions

  1. eyelash

Ancestry of “រោមភ្នែក”, step by step

រោមភ្នែក 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 ភ្នែក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភ្នែកeye; bud; future
2Old Khmerbhnēka—
3Old Khmerbek—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hráwma →Every word from Sanskrit रोमन् →Every word from Pali roma →