Where does “ដងទង់” come from?
ដងទង់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទង់, from Old Chinese 銅.
ដងទង់ (Khmer): flagpole, flagstaff
Definitions
- flagpole, flagstaff
Ancestry of “ដងទង់”, step by step
ដងទង់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ទង់
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ទង់ | to pull back and forth, tug back and forth; to... |
| 2 | Old Chinese | 銅 | — |
via Khmer ដង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ដង | to draw water from a source with a bucket |