Where does “khlong” come from?

khlong (English) comes from Thai คลอง, from Old Khmer គ្លង — passage, way; waterway.

khlong (English): A canal on the central plain of Thailand

Definitions

  1. A canal on the central plain of Thailand

Ancestry of “khlong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคลองpassage; path; route; way; watercourse, either...
2Old Khmerគ្លងpassage, way; waterway
Every word from Old Khmer គ្លង →Every word from Thai คลอง →
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