Where does “កើតឡើង” come from?

កើតឡើង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឡើង, from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ — stone.

កើតឡើង (Khmer): to happen, to occur

Definitions

  1. to happen, to occur

Ancestry of “កើតឡើង”, step by step

កើតឡើង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឡើង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឡើងup, upwards
2Proto-Mon-Khmerluŋabove, on
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*rV-luŋstone

via Khmer កើត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកើតto be born, be created, be, become, come into existence, arise, appear
2Old Khmerកេត៑to issue, to emerge; to be born; (of sun) to rise
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ →Every word from Khmer ឡើង →