Where does “ឈើអែម” come from?

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

ឈើអែម (Khmer): licorice tree (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Definitions

  1. licorice tree (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Ancestry of “ឈើអែម”, step by step

ឈើអែម 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 អែម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអែមsweet

Words derived from “ឈើអែម”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhooʔ →Every word from Old Khmer ឈេ →Every word from Khmer ឈើ →