Where does “លាមកភាព” come from?
លាមកភាព (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភាព, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
លាមកភាព (Khmer): inferiority, cheapness
Ancestry of “លាមកភាព”, step by step
លាមកភាព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ភាព
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ភាព | state (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, shape, nature, aspect |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भाव | becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Khmer លាមក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | លាមក | bad, inferior, low, cheap, mean, foul, vile,... |
| 2 | Pali | lāmaka | inferior; low; low, inferior, sinful |