Where does “កែងកោង” come from?

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

កែងកោង (Khmer): to be impudent, impertinent, insolent; contemptuous; condescending

Definitions

  1. to be impudent, impertinent, insolent; contemptuous; condescending

Ancestry of “កែងកោង”, step by step

កែងកោង 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 កែង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកែងelbow
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ →Every word from Khmer កោង →