Where does “ខ្ញុំព្រះអង្គ” come from?

ខ្ញុំព្រះអង្គ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្ញុំ, from Old Khmer ខ្ញុំ, from Old Khmer ញំ — emancipated slave assigned to monastery service; servant, slave.

ខ្ញុំព្រះអង្គ (Khmer): I, me (used to royalty)

Definitions

  1. I, me (used to royalty)

Ancestry of “ខ្ញុំព្រះអង្គ”, step by step

ខ្ញុំព្រះអង្គ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខ្ញុំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្ញុំservant, slave; I, me; my
2Old Khmerខ្ញុំperson assigned to or offering himself for the...
3Old Khmerញំemancipated slave assigned to monastery service; servant, slave

via Khmer ព្រះអង្គ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រះអង្គbody
Every word from Old Khmer ញំEvery word from Old Khmer ខ្ញុំEvery word from Khmer ខ្ញុំ