Where does “ប៉េតុង” come from?
ប៉េតុង (Khmer) comes from French pétanque, from Occitan pè, from Old Occitan pe, from Latin pēdem, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
ប៉េតុង (Khmer): pétanque, petanque
Ancestry of “ប៉េតុង”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pétanque | pétanque |
| 2 | Occitan | pè | foot |
| 3 | Old Occitan | pe | foot |
| 4 | Latin | pēdem | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |