Where does “ខែង” come from?

ខែង (Khmer) comes from Thai แข็ง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰɛːŋᴬ¹, from Proto-Tai *k.reːŋᴬ.

ខែង (Khmer): to be arrogant, bold, audacious

Definitions

  1. to be arrogant, bold, audacious

Ancestry of “ខែង”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแข็งhard; rigid
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*kʰɛːŋᴬ¹—
3Proto-Tai*k.reːŋᴬ—
Every word from Proto-Tai *k.reːŋᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰɛːŋᴬ¹ →Every word from Thai แข็ง →
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