Where does “ឆ្អឹងខ្នង” come from?
ឆ្អឹងខ្នង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឆ្អឹង, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cʔaaŋ — bone.
ឆ្អឹងខ្នង (Khmer): spine; backbone
Ancestry of “ឆ្អឹងខ្នង”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ឆ្អឹង | bone, skeleton; framework |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | cʔaaŋ | bone |