Where does “ចាហួយខ្មៅ” come from?

ចាហួយខ្មៅ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្មៅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kmuuʔ — dirty.

ចាហួយខ្មៅ (Khmer): grass jelly

Definitions

  1. grass jelly

Ancestry of “ចាហួយខ្មៅ”, step by step

ចាហួយខ្មៅ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខ្មៅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្មៅblack
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkmuuʔdirty

via Khmer ចាហួយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចាហួយagar
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kmuuʔEvery word from Khmer ខ្មៅ
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