Where does “តឹកតាង” come from?
តឹកតាង (Khmer) comes from Khmer តាង, from Chinese 唐, from Chinese 唐氏綜合症, from English Down syndrome — A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21 (a chromosomal excess), whereby the patients typically have a delay in cognitive ability and physical growth, as well as a small head and tilted eyelids.
តឹកតាង (Khmer): proof; evidence
Definitions
- proof; evidence
Ancestry of “តឹកតាង”, step by step
តឹកតាង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer តាង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | តាង | deputy, assistant, representative, replacement, substitute, delegate |
| 2 | Chinese | 唐 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 唐氏綜合症 | Down syndrome |
| 4 | English | Down syndrome | A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21 (a chromosomal excess), whereby the patients typically have a delay in cognitive ability and physical growth, as well as a small head and tilted eyelids |