Where does “ដំឡូងជ្វា” come from?

ដំឡូងជ្វា (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជ្វា, from Western Cham ꨎꨥꨩ.

ដំឡូងជ្វា (Khmer): sweet potato

Definitions

  1. sweet potato

Ancestry of “ដំឡូងជ្វា”, step by step

ដំឡូងជ្វា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជ្វា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជ្វាJavanese; Malay
2Western Chamꨎꨥꨩ—

via Khmer ដំឡូង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដំឡូងa generic term for potatoes and other similar tuberous plants
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