Where does “ខ្សែស្បែកជើង” come from?
ខ្សែស្បែកជើង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ស្បែកជើង, from Khmer ជើង, from Old Khmer ជេង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ — leg, foot.
ខ្សែស្បែកជើង (Khmer): shoelace
Definitions
- shoelace
Ancestry of “ខ្សែស្បែកជើង”, step by step
ខ្សែស្បែកជើង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ស្បែកជើង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ស្បែកជើង | shoe |
| 2 | Khmer | ជើង | leg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support |
| 3 | Old Khmer | ជេង៑ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɟuŋ | leg, foot |
via Khmer ខ្សែ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ខ្សែ | line, rope, string, cord, wire, leash; necklace;... |