Where does “ល្ខោន” come from?
ល្ខោន (Khmer) comes from Thai ละคร, from Javanese ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀, from Javanese ꦭꦏꦸ, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα.
ល្ខោន (Khmer): play; show; drama
Definitions
- play; show; drama
Ancestry of “ល្ខោន”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ละคร | show; play; drama |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ | plot, scenario |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦭꦏꦸ | walk |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laku | stream; pool, lake |
| 5 | Finnish | lakritsi | licorice, liquorice |
| 6 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 7 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |