Where does “វាលខ្សាច់” come from?

វាលខ្សាច់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer វាល, from Pali vāla, from Sanskrit वाल, from Sanskrit पाल, from Sanskrit पालयति — to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...

វាលខ្សាច់ (Khmer): desert barren area

Definitions

  1. desert barren area

Ancestry of “វាលខ្សាច់”, step by step

វាលខ្សាច់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer វាល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវាលplain, large open space, field, clearing;...
2Palivālamalicious
3Sanskritवालthe tail of an animal; the hair of the tail; any...
4Sanskritपालguard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of...
5Sanskritपालयतिto protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...

via Khmer ខ្សាច់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្សាច់sand
2Proto-Austroasiatic*skaːcʔsand
Every word from Sanskrit पालयति →Every word from Sanskrit पाल →Every word from Sanskrit वाल →