Where does “ជុំវិញ” come from?

ជុំវិញ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជុំ, from Old Khmer juṃ.

ជុំវិញ (Khmer): around, surrounding, on all sides

Definitions

  1. around, surrounding, on all sides

Ancestry of “ជុំវិញ”, step by step

ជុំវិញ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជុំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជុំto surround, encircle; to assemble, unite, gather...
2Old Khmerjuṃ—

via Khmer វិញ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវិញagain, back
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