Where does “កាចកោង” come from?

កាចកោង (Khmer) comes from Khmer កោង, from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.

កាចកោង (Khmer): hooligan, thug

Definitions

  1. hooligan, thug

Ancestry of “កាចកោង”, step by step

កាចកោង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កោង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកោងto be bent, curved
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkoŋto bend; to be bent; be bent
3Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire

via Khmer កាច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកាចto be bad, nasty, mean, fierce, ferocious, savage; strict, severe
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ →Every word from Khmer កោង →