Where does “ទាក់ទង” come from?

ទាក់ទង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទាក់, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗak — trap; to trap.

ទាក់ទង (Khmer): to be related (to), connected (with), concerned (with)

Definitions

  1. to be related (to), connected (with), concerned (with)

Ancestry of “ទាក់ទង”, step by step

ទាក់ទង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទាក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទាក់to snare, capture (in a trap), trap, catch (with a trap)
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaktrap; to trap

via Khmer ទង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទងstem (of a plant), trunk, stalk, base; tendril
2Old Chinese

Words derived from “ទាក់ទង

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗakEvery word from Khmer ទាក់