Where does “ជើងធ្មេញ” come from?
ជើងធ្មេញ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជើង, from Old Khmer ជេង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ — leg, foot.
ជើងធ្មេញ (Khmer): gum, gums
Ancestry of “ជើងធ្មេញ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Khmer | ជើង | leg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support |
| 2 | Old Khmer | ជេង៑ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɟuŋ | leg, foot |