Where does “Cam-pu-chia” come from?

Cam-pu-chia (Vietnamese) comes from Khmer កម្ពុជា, from Pali kamboja, from Sanskrit काम्बोज, from Hindi कम्बोज — Kamboj.

Cam-pu-chia (Vietnamese): Cambodian

Definitions

  1. Cambodian

Ancestry of “Cam-pu-chia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកម្ពុជាKampuchea
2Palikamboja—
3Sanskritकाम्बोजborn in or coming from Kamboja; a native of...
4Hindiकम्बोजKamboj
Every word from Hindi कम्बोज →Every word from Sanskrit काम्बोज →Every word from Pali kamboja →