Where does “សាច់ប្រាក់” come from?

សាច់ប្រាក់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer សាច់, from Proto-Mon-Khmer sac — edible substance; fruit; meat.

សាច់ប្រាក់ (Khmer): cash; money

Definitions

  1. cash; money

Ancestry of “សាច់ប្រាក់”, step by step

សាច់ប្រាក់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សាច់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសាច់meat, flesh, muscle; wooden parts of a tree,...
2Proto-Mon-Khmersacedible substance; fruit; meat

via Khmer ប្រាក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រាក់money; silver; button orchid, string of nickels,...
2Angkorian Old Khmerprāk—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer sac →Every word from Khmer សាច់ →