Where does “កូរ៉េខាងជើង” come from?

កូរ៉េខាងជើង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខាងជើង, from Khmer ជើង, from Old Khmer ជេង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ — leg, foot.

Ancestry of “កូរ៉េខាងជើង”, step by step

កូរ៉េខាងជើង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខាងជើង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខាងជើងnorth, northern, northward
2Khmerជើងleg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support
3Old Khmerជេង៑—
4Proto-Mon-Khmerɟuŋleg, foot

via Khmer កូរ៉េ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកូរ៉េKorean language
2FrenchCoréeKorea
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ →Every word from Old Khmer ជេង៑ →Every word from Khmer ជើង →