Where does “វាលទំនាប” come from?

វាលទំនាប (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...

វាលទំនាប (Khmer): plain, flat land

Definitions

  1. plain, flat land

Ancestry of “វាលទំនាប”, step by step

វាលទំនាប 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 ទំនាប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទំនាបlow-lying land, low and flat place, depression, hollow; lowness
2Khmerទាបto be short, low, base
3Proto-Mon-Khmer*daap—
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