Where does “អំពូលភ្លើង” come from?

អំពូលភ្លើង (Khmer) comes from Khmer អំពូល, from French ampoulé, from Latin ampullatus, from Latin ampullor, from Latin ampulla, from Latin amphora, from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιφορεύς — shiny, light brown.

អំពូលភ្លើង (Khmer): light bulb

Definitions

  1. light bulb

Ancestry of “អំពូលភ្លើង”, step by step

អំពូលភ្លើង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អំពូល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអំពូលvial, ampule
2Frenchampouléexaggerated; over the top
3Latinampullatushaving made use of a bombastic style of discourse, having used bombast
4LatinampullorI make use of a bombastic style of discourse, use...
5Latinampullaa two-handled vessel with a swollen middle;...
6LatinamphoraA vessel, usually made of clay, with two handles...
7Ancient Greekἀμφορεύςjar with a narrow neck, amphora; a liquid...
8Ancient Greekἀμφιφορεύςamphora, a large jar with two handles
9Ancient Greekφορεύςbearer
10Ancient Greekφορέωto bear repeatedly or habitually; to wear; to...
11Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
12Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
14Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Khmer ភ្លើង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភ្លើងfire, flame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-
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