Where does “អ្នកថតរូប” come from?
អ្នកថតរូប (Khmer) comes from Khmer ថតរូប, from Khmer រូប, from Pali rūpa, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.
អ្នកថតរូប (Khmer): photographer
Ancestry of “អ្នកថតរូប”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Khmer | ថតរូប | to photograph, to take pictures |
| 2 | Khmer | រូប | form, shape, image, figure; representation,... |
| 3 | Pali | rūpa | form, figure, material form |
| 4 | Sanskrit | रूप | outward appearance, color, form, shape; right... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | रूप् | to form, shape |