Where does “កូនង៉ែត” come from?

កូនង៉ែត (Khmer) comes from Khmer កូន, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun — child.

កូនង៉ែត (Khmer): baby

Definitions

  1. baby

Ancestry of “កូនង៉ែត”, step by step

កូនង៉ែត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កូន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកូនchild; offspring, progeny; person under the...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkuunchild

via Khmer ង៉ែត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerង៉ែតbaby; infant
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuunEvery word from Khmer កូន