Where does “ឈើ” come from?
ឈើ (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer ឈេ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhooʔ — tree; wood; tree, wood.
ឈើ (Khmer): wood; tree; timber
Ancestry of “ឈើ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Khmer | ឈេ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɟhooʔ | tree; wood; tree, wood |