Where does “បុកជើង” come from?
បុកជើង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជើង, from Old Khmer ជេង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ — leg, foot.
Ancestry of “បុកជើង”, step by step
បុកជើង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ជើង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជើង | leg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support |
| 2 | Old Khmer | ជេង៑ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɟuŋ | leg, foot |
via Khmer បុក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បុក | to pound, to hit, to crush; to collide, to bump into |