Where does “សមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង” come from?

សមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង (Khmer) comes from Khmer សមុទ្រ, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

សមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង (Khmer): South China Sea

Definitions

  1. South China Sea

Ancestry of “សមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង”, step by step

សមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សមុទ្រ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសមុទ្រsea, ocean
2Sanskritसमुद्रthe sea; ocean
3Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Khmer ខាងត្បូង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខាងត្បូងsouth, southern, southward
2Khmerត្បូងhead
3Khmerដូងcoconut

via Khmer ចិន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KhmerចិនChinese person
2Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
3Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit सम्- →Every word from Sanskrit समुद्र →