Where does “ឈើឆ្កាង” come from?

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

ឈើឆ្កាង (Khmer): the cross

Definitions

  1. the cross

Ancestry of “ឈើឆ្កាង”, step by step

ឈើឆ្កាង 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 ឆ្កាង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆ្កាងto crucify
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhooʔ →Every word from Old Khmer ឈេ →Every word from Khmer ឈើ →