Where does “ជាងកាត់ខោអាវ” come from?
ជាងកាត់ខោអាវ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខោអាវ, from Khmer ខោ, from Teochew 褲.
ជាងកាត់ខោអាវ (Khmer): tailor
Ancestry of “ជាងកាត់ខោអាវ”, step by step
ជាងកាត់ខោអាវ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ខោអាវ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ខោអាវ | clothes |
| 2 | Khmer | ខោ | pants, trousers |
| 3 | Teochew | 褲 | — |
via Khmer កាត់
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | កាត់ | to cut, cut off, slice, slit; to divide, detach;... |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kac | — |
via Khmer ជាង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជាង | than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 匠 | — |