English
Khim
Khim comes from Khmer ឃីម, and goes back to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gǝ̆m ‘metal’.
- Proto-Sino-Tibetanprehistoric (reconstructed)*gǝ̆m‘metal’root as named · steps between not traced
- Chinesemodern金
- Khmermodernឃីមkhiim
- EnglishtodayKhim
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Sino-Tibetanprehistoric (reconstructed)*gǝ̆m‘metal’root as named · steps between not traced
- Chinesemodern金
- Khmermodernឃីមkhiim
- EnglishtodayKhim
Every English word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gǝ̆m
Today it means
name A surname from Khmer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gǝ̆m / Khim