Where does “ជើង” come from?
ជើង (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer ជេង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ — leg, foot.
ជើង (Khmer): leg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support
Definitions
- leg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support
Ancestry of “ជើង”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Khmer | ជេង៑ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɟuŋ | leg, foot |