Where does “ចំណុចពីរគូស” come from?

ចំណុចពីរគូស (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពីរ, from Proto-Bahnaric ɓaːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓaar.

ចំណុចពីរគូស (Khmer): the Khmer colon mark

Definitions

  1. the Khmer colon mark

Ancestry of “ចំណុចពីរគូស”, step by step

ចំណុចពីរគូស traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពីរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពីរtwo
2Proto-Bahnaricɓaːr—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɓaar—

via Khmer ចំណុច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចំណុចdot, mark, spot
2Khmerចុចto press with the fingertip or the tip of a stick, as a button, to poke

via Khmer គូស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគូសto draw, sketch, scribble
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓaar →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ɓaːr →Every word from Khmer ពីរ →