Where does “ជាងកាត់សក់” come from?

ជាងកាត់សក់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer កាត់, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kac.

ជាងកាត់សក់ (Khmer): barber

Definitions

  1. barber

Ancestry of “ជាងកាត់សក់”, step by step

ជាងកាត់សក់ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កាត់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកាត់to cut, cut off, slice, slit; to divide, detach;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkac—

via Khmer សក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសក់hair
2Proto-Austroasiatic*sukʔhair

via Khmer ជាង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជាងthan, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater...
2Middle Chinese匠—
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