Where does “កំភួនជើង” come from?

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

កំភួនជើង (Khmer): calf (back of lower leg)

Definitions

  1. calf (back of lower leg)

Ancestry of “កំភួនជើង”, step by step

កំភួនជើង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជើង

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

via Khmer កំភួន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកំភួនpiece, chunk
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ →Every word from Old Khmer ជេង៑ →Every word from Khmer ជើង →