Where does “pañjīy” come from?

pañjīy (Old Khmer) comes from Sanskrit पञ्जी — cotton ball (from which thread is spun).

Ancestry of “pañjīy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपञ्जीcotton ball (from which thread is spun)
Every word from Sanskrit पञ्जी