Where does “បៃតង” come from?

បៃតង (Khmer) comes from Thai ใบตอง, from Thai ใบ, from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬ — leaf.

បៃតង (Khmer): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “បៃតង”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใบตองbanana leaf
2Thaiใบleaf; sail; legal document
3Proto-Taiɓaɰᴬleaf

Words derived from “បៃតង”

Every word from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬ →Every word from Thai ใบ →Every word from Thai ใบตอง →
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