Where does “พนมเปญ” come from?
พนมเปญ (Thai) comes from Khmer ភ្នំពេញ, from Khmer ភ្នំ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer bn₂uum — hill.
Ancestry of “พนมเปญ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ភ្នំពេញ | — |
| 2 | Khmer | ភ្នំ | hill, mountain |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | bn₂uum | hill |