Where does “ណាង” come from?

ណាង (Khmer) comes from Thai หนัง, from Proto-Tai ʰnaŋᴬ — skin.

Ancestry of “ណាង”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนังskin; leather; animal hide; shadow puppet;...
2Proto-Taiʰnaŋᴬskin

Words derived from “ណាង”

Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnaŋᴬ →Every word from Thai หนัง →