Where does “វ៉ាលីស៍” come from?

វ៉ាលីស៍ (Khmer) comes from French valise, from Middle French valise, from Medieval Latin valesia, from Late Latin valisia, from Gaulish valisia, from Proto-Celtic val-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

វ៉ាលីស៍ (Khmer): suitcase

Definitions

  1. suitcase

Ancestry of “វ៉ាលីស៍”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvalisecase, suitcase
2Middle Frenchvalise
3Medieval Latinvalesia
4Late Latinvalisia
5Gaulishvalisialeather bag
6Proto-Celticval-to enclose, surround
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-Every word from Proto-Celtic val-Every word from Gaulish valisia