Where does “ឆ្កែចចក” come from?

ឆ្កែចចក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឆ្កែ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɡəj — dog.

ឆ្កែចចក (Khmer): wild dog, dhole (Cuon alpinus)

Definitions

  1. wild dog, dhole (Cuon alpinus)

Ancestry of “ឆ្កែចចក”, step by step

ឆ្កែចចក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឆ្កែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆ្កែdog
2Proto-Mon-Khmercɡəjdog

via Khmer ចចក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចចកwild dog, dhole (Cuon alpinus)
2Khmerចឹកto bite (of snakes); to peck (of birds or fish)
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