Where does “អំពើពុករលួយ” come from?

អំពើពុករលួយ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពុក, from Khmer ឪពុក, from Sanskrit आवुक.

អំពើពុករលួយ (Khmer): corruption, corrupt act

Definitions

  1. corruption, corrupt act

Ancestry of “អំពើពុករលួយ”, step by step

អំពើពុករលួយ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពុក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពុកfather
2Khmerឪពុកfather
3Sanskritआवुक—

via Khmer រលួយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរលួយto be rotten, decayed, putrid

via Khmer អំពើ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអំពើact, action, deed often used as a nominalizing element like
Every word from Sanskrit आवुक →Every word from Khmer ឪពុក →Every word from Khmer ពុក →