Where does “ឈើកូត” come from?

ឈើកូត (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឈើ, from Old Khmer ឈេ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhooʔ — tree; wood; tree, wood.

ឈើកូត (Khmer): violin bow

Definitions

  1. violin bow

Ancestry of “ឈើកូត”, step by step

ឈើកូត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឈើ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឈើwood; tree; timber
2Old Khmerឈេ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɟhooʔtree; wood; tree, wood

via Khmer កូត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកូតto scrape, to scratch
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhooʔ →Every word from Old Khmer ឈេ →Every word from Khmer ឈើ →