Where does “វិហារអ៊ីស្លាម” come from?
វិហារអ៊ីស្លាម (Khmer) comes from Khmer វិហារ, from Pali vihāra, from Sanskrit विहार — distribution, transposition; arrangement or...
វិហារអ៊ីស្លាម (Khmer): mosque
Definitions
- mosque
Ancestry of “វិហារអ៊ីស្លាម”, step by step
វិហារអ៊ីស្លាម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer វិហារ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | វិហារ | church |
| 2 | Pali | vihāra | a dwelling place |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विहार | distribution, transposition; arrangement or... |
via Khmer អ៊ីស្លាម
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អ៊ីស្លាម | Alternative form of អិស្លាម; Islam |