Where does “ឈុតគេងយប់” come from?

ឈុតគេងយប់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឈុត, from Thai ชุด — set a number of things or persons grouped or belonging together, often forming a unit or having certain features or characteristics in common.

ឈុតគេងយប់ (Khmer): pajamas

Definitions

  1. pajamas

Ancestry of “ឈុតគេងយប់”, step by step

ឈុតគេងយប់ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឈុត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឈុតact, scene; set (of a play)
2Thaiชุดset a number of things or persons grouped or belonging together, often forming a unit or having certain features or characteristics in common

via Khmer គេង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគេងto lie down

via Khmer យប់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយប់night
Every word from Thai ชุดEvery word from Khmer ឈុត