Where does “ឆ្អឹងខ្ចី” come from?

ឆ្អឹងខ្ចី (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឆ្អឹង, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cʔaaŋ — bone.

ឆ្អឹងខ្ចី (Khmer): cartilage

Definitions

  1. cartilage

Ancestry of “ឆ្អឹងខ្ចី”, step by step

ឆ្អឹងខ្ចី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឆ្អឹង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆ្អឹងbone, skeleton; framework
2Proto-Mon-Khmercʔaaŋbone

via Khmer ខ្ចី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្ចីgreen, unripe, fresh, raw
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