Where does “វក្កំ” come from?

វក្កំ (Khmer) comes from Pali vakka, from Sanskrit वक्र, from Sanskrit वक्.

វក្កំ (Khmer): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “វក្កំ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivakkakidney
2Sanskritवक्रcrooked, curved, bent, tortuous, twisted, wry,...
3Sanskritवक्—
Every word from Sanskrit वक् →Every word from Sanskrit वक्र →Every word from Pali vakka →