Where does “ជើងទឹក” come from?
ជើងទឹក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជើង, from Old Khmer ជេង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ — leg, foot.
ជើងទឹក (Khmer): by sea
Ancestry of “ជើងទឹក”, step by step
ជើងទឹក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ជើង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជើង | leg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support |
| 2 | Old Khmer | ជេង៑ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɟuŋ | leg, foot |
via Khmer ទឹក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ទឹក | water, liquid, juice; round; temperament |
| 2 | Proto-Austroasiatic | ɗaːk | water |
Words derived from “ជើងទឹក”