Where does “ឈើគូស” come from?

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

ឈើគូស (Khmer): match, wooden matches

Definitions

  1. match, wooden matches

Ancestry of “ឈើគូស”, step by step

ឈើគូស 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 គូស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគូសto draw, sketch, scribble
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhooʔ →Every word from Old Khmer ឈេ →Every word from Khmer ឈើ →