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
Ancestry of “ខ្សែស្បែកជើង”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Khmer | ស្បែកជើង | shoe |
| 2 | Khmer | ជើង | leg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support |
| 3 | Old Khmer | ជេង៑ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɟuŋ | leg, foot |