Where does “តូន” come from?

តូន (Khmer) comes from French tonne, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

តូន (Khmer): metric ton, tonne

Definitions

  1. metric ton, tonne

Ancestry of “តូន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtonnetonne, metric ton; ton; first-person singular...
2Latintunnatun, box
3Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tondā →