Where does “លាមកកម្ម” come from?

លាមកកម្ម (Khmer) comes from Khmer កម្ម, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

លាមកកម្ម (Khmer): evil deed, bad action

Definitions

  1. evil deed, bad action

Ancestry of “លាមកកម្ម”, step by step

លាមកកម្ម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កម្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកម្មaction, act, deed, manual work; activity; karma
2Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
3Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankárma
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Khmer លាមក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលាមកbad, inferior, low, cheap, mean, foul, vile,...
2Palilāmakainferior; low; low, inferior, sinful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma