Where does “กรุงเขมา” come from?

กรุงเขมา (Thai) comes from Thai กรุง, from Old Khmer ក្រុង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kruŋ — to confine.

กรุงเขมา (Thai): velvetleaf: the plant Cissampelos pareira of the family Menispermaceae

Definitions

  1. velvetleaf: the plant Cissampelos pareira of the family Menispermaceae

Ancestry of “กรุงเขมา”, step by step

กรุงเขมา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กรุง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกรุงcapital city; city of government seat, though not...
2Old Khmerក្រុង៑—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkruŋto confine

via Thai เขมา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเขมา—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kruŋ →Every word from Old Khmer ក្រុង៑ →Every word from Thai กรุง →