Where does “ស្ករកៅស៊ូ” come from?

ស្ករកៅស៊ូ (Khmer) comes from Khmer កៅស៊ូ, from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu — rubber.

ស្ករកៅស៊ូ (Khmer): chewing gum

Definitions

  1. chewing gum

Ancestry of “ស្ករកៅស៊ូ”, step by step

ស្ករកៅស៊ូ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កៅស៊ូ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកៅស៊ូrubber; asphalt; tire / tyre
2Frenchcaoutchoucrubber
3Spanishcauchorubber
4Quechuakawchurubber

via Khmer ស្ករ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្ករsugar
2Palisakkharāgravel; sugar; granule, grain, crystal
3Sanskritशर्क॑रा—
Every word from Quechua kawchu →Every word from Spanish caucho →Every word from French caoutchouc →