Where does “ឆ្កែព្រៃ” come from?

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

ឆ្កែព្រៃ (Khmer): wild dog; dhole

Definitions

  1. wild dog; dhole

Ancestry of “ឆ្កែព្រៃ”, step by step

ឆ្កែព្រៃ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឆ្កែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆ្កែdog
2Proto-Mon-Khmercɡəjdog

via Khmer ព្រៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រៃjungle, forest, wood, woods, wilderness; wild,...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbriiʔsky; rain; forest
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