Where does “ឆ្កែឆ្កួត” come from?

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

ឆ្កែឆ្កួត (Khmer): rabies

Definitions

  1. rabies

Ancestry of “ឆ្កែឆ្កួត”, step by step

ឆ្កែឆ្កួត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឆ្កែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆ្កែdog
2Proto-Mon-Khmercɡəjdog

via Khmer ឆ្កួត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆ្កួតto be crazy, insane
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