Where does “ខុនណាង” come from?

ខុនណាង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខុន, from Thai ขุน, from Middle Chinese 君.

ខុនណាង (Khmer): wife of a mandarin

Definitions

  1. wife of a mandarin

Ancestry of “ខុនណាង”, step by step

ខុនណាង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខុន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខុនking
2Thaiขุนchief, lord, master, leader; ruler,...
3Middle Chinese君—

via Khmer ណាង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerណាង—
2Thaiหนังskin; leather; animal hide; shadow puppet;...
3Proto-Taiʰnaŋᴬskin
Every word from Middle Chinese 君 →Every word from Thai ขุน →Every word from Khmer ខុន →