Where does “ក្លែងក្លាយ” come from?

ក្លែងក្លាយ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក្លាយ, from Thai กลาย, from Proto-Tai klaːjᴬ — last.

ក្លែងក្លាយ (Khmer): counterfeit, fake

Definitions

  1. counterfeit, fake

Ancestry of “ក្លែងក្លាយ”, step by step

ក្លែងក្លាយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ក្លាយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្លាយto change (into), transform (into), to alter something
2Thaiกลายto become; to mutate; last
3Proto-Taiklaːjᴬlast

via Khmer ក្លែង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្លែងto counterfeit; to disguise; to falsify; to trick
2Thaiแกล้งto subject to annoyance, trouble, vexation, or humiliation: to annoy, to trouble, to vex, to harass, to persecute, to bully, to tease, to make fun of, to prank, etc
Every word from Proto-Tai klaːjᴬ →Every word from Thai กลาย →Every word from Khmer ក្លាយ →