Where does “បៃតង” come from?
បៃតង (Khmer) comes from Thai ใบตอง, from Thai ใบ, from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬ — leaf.
បៃតង (Khmer): green
Ancestry of “បៃតង”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ใบตอง | banana leaf |
| 2 | Thai | ใบ | leaf; sail; legal document |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | ɓaɰᴬ | leaf |