Where does “ខ្នែងពោះវៀន” come from?

ខ្នែងពោះវៀន (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពោះវៀន, from Khmer ពោះ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer bok — belly.

ខ្នែងពោះវៀន (Khmer): appendix

Definitions

  1. appendix

Ancestry of “ខ្នែងពោះវៀន”, step by step

ខ្នែងពោះវៀន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពោះវៀន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពោះវៀនintestines
2Khmerពោះbelly; mind, heart, thought
3Proto-Mon-Khmerbokbelly

via Khmer ខ្នែង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្នែងa new shoot or sucker (of a tree or plant), side shoot
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer bok →Every word from Khmer ពោះ →Every word from Khmer ពោះវៀន →