Where does “អ្នកក្បត់” come from?
អ្នកក្បត់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក្បត់, from Sanskrit कपट — fraud, deceit, cheating, circumvention.
អ្នកក្បត់ (Khmer): traitor
Definitions
- traitor
Ancestry of “អ្នកក្បត់”, step by step
អ្នកក្បត់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ក្បត់
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ក្បត់ | to betray |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कपट | fraud, deceit, cheating, circumvention |
via Khmer អ្នក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អ្នក | person, one, someone; -er, -man, one who; native... |