Where does “លួងលោម” come from?

លួងលោម (Khmer) comes from Khmer លោម, from Pali loma, from Sanskrit लोमन् — (etc.).

លួងលោម (Khmer): to comfort, cheer up, encourage

Definitions

  1. to comfort, cheer up, encourage

Ancestry of “លួងលោម”, step by step

លួងលោម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer លោម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលោមto comfort, to console
2Palilomahair of the body
3Sanskritलोमन्(etc.)

via Khmer លួង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលួងto comfort, console, calm; cheer up
Every word from Sanskrit लोमन् →Every word from Pali loma →Every word from Khmer លោម →