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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរោមfur
2Paliroma—
3Sanskritरोमन्—
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*Hráwma—
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