Where does “kampong” come from?

kampong (English) comes from Khmer កំពង់, from Western Cham ꨆꩌꨎꨯꩃ — village.

kampong (English): A landing, a port; a river town; Dated spelling...

Definitions

  1. A landing, a port; a river town; Dated spelling...

Ancestry of “kampong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកំពង់port, landing; river town; waterfront
2Western Chamꨆꩌꨎꨯꩃvillage
Every word from Western Cham ꨆꩌꨎꨯꩃ →Every word from Khmer កំពង់ →