Where does “អាម៉ាស់មុខ” come from?

អាម៉ាស់មុខ (Khmer) comes from Khmer មុខ, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

អាម៉ាស់មុខ (Khmer): to have shame, to be ashamed

Definitions

  1. to have shame, to be ashamed

Ancestry of “អាម៉ាស់មុខ”, step by step

អាម៉ាស់មុខ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មុខ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមុខface, front; decoration; mouth
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Khmer អាម៉ាស់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាម៉ាស់(to be) low, shameful, disgraceful

Words derived from “អាម៉ាស់មុខ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →