Where does “ខាងលិច” come from?

ខាងលិច (Khmer) comes from Khmer លិច, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləc — to shake.

ខាងលិច (Khmer): west, westward

Definitions

  1. west, westward

Ancestry of “ខាងលិច”, step by step

ខាងលិច traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer លិច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលិចto sink; to submerge, to immerse
2Proto-Mon-Khmerləcto shake

via Khmer ខាង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខាងside, direction, part

Words derived from “ខាងលិច”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləc →Every word from Khmer លិច →
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