If the Qin Empire had adopted Khmer as its governing language, the result would be a distinctive hybrid empire combining Qin political centralization with Khmer cultural and linguistic dominance in the south. The most likely durable outcome is a bilingual imperial system centered in the Mekong region, producing deep administrative, linguistic, artistic, and religious syncretism rather than a simple wholesale language replacement.
The Qin Empire did not speak Khmer; they spoke (上古漢語), often referred to as "Archaic Chinese". The official court language of the time was Yayan , a refined dialect inherited from the Zhou Dynasty. the qin empire speak khmer
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Some later Chinese dynasties (like the Han) had contact with Southeast Asian regions, but the Qin remained focused primarily on the central Chinese plains. Qin dynasty | History, Facts, & Achievements - Britannica If the Qin Empire had adopted Khmer as