Where does “សវមន្ទីរ” come from?

សវមន្ទីរ (Khmer) comes from Khmer មន្ទីរ, from Pali mandira, from Sanskrit मन्दिर — temple; house, dwelling; temple, monastery.

សវមន្ទីរ (Khmer): morgue, mortuary

Definitions

  1. morgue, mortuary

Ancestry of “សវមន្ទីរ”, step by step

សវមន្ទីរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មន្ទីរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមន្ទីរ(public) office; bureau
2Palimandira—
3Sanskritमन्दिरtemple; house, dwelling; temple, monastery

via Khmer សវ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសវ(dead) body
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