Where does “ស្លាបព្រា” come from?

ស្លាបព្រា (Khmer) comes from Khmer ស្លាប, from Proto-Mon-Khmer slaap — wing.

ស្លាបព្រា (Khmer): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “ស្លាបព្រា”, step by step

ស្លាបព្រា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ស្លាប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្លាបwing; feather
2Proto-Mon-Khmerslaapwing

via Khmer ព្រា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រា—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer slaap →Every word from Khmer ស្លាប →