Where does “ឆ្អឹងខ្នង” come from?

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

ឆ្អឹងខ្នង (Khmer): spine; backbone

Definitions

  1. spine; backbone

Ancestry of “ឆ្អឹងខ្នង”, step by step

ឆ្អឹងខ្នង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឆ្អឹង

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

via Khmer ខ្នង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្នងback, dorsal ridge, back side, reverse side;...
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