Where does “បង្កាន់ដៃ” come from?

បង្កាន់ដៃ (Khmer) comes from Khmer បង្កាន់, from Khmer កាន់, from Middle Chinese 干.

បង្កាន់ដៃ (Khmer): handrail

Definitions

  1. handrail

Ancestry of “បង្កាន់ដៃ”, step by step

បង្កាន់ដៃ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បង្កាន់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបង្កាន់handrail; railing
2Khmerកាន់to hold, carry in the hand, grasp
3Middle Chinese干—

via Khmer ដៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដៃarm, hand
Every word from Middle Chinese 干 →Every word from Khmer កាន់ →Every word from Khmer បង្កាន់ →