Where does “វ៉ែនតា” come from?

វ៉ែនតា (Khmer) comes from Thai แว่นตา, from Thai ตา, from Proto-Tai taːᴬ — maternal grandfather.

វ៉ែនតា (Khmer): glasses, spectacles

Definitions

  1. glasses, spectacles

Ancestry of “វ៉ែនតា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแว่นตาglasses, spectacles
2Thaiตาmaternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment
3Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather

Words derived from “វ៉ែនតា”

Every word from Proto-Tai taːᴬ →Every word from Thai ตา →Every word from Thai แว่นตา →