Where does “អ្នកបោសសំអាត” come from?
អ្នកបោសសំអាត (Khmer) comes from Khmer សំអាត, from Khmer ស្អាត, from Proto-Austroasiatic *cʔaʔ.
អ្នកបោសសំអាត (Khmer): cleaner, janitor
Definitions
- cleaner, janitor
Ancestry of “អ្នកបោសសំអាត”, step by step
អ្នកបោសសំអាត traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer សំអាត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សំអាត | to clean up |
| 2 | Khmer | ស្អាត | clean; beautiful |
| 3 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *cʔaʔ | — |
via Khmer អ្នក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អ្នក | person, one, someone; -er, -man, one who; native... |
via Khmer បោស
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បោស | to sweep, to sweep clean |