Where does “ផ្លែល្ហុង” come from?
ផ្លែល្ហុង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ផ្លែ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer pləjʔ — fruit.
ផ្លែល្ហុង (Khmer): papaya
Ancestry of “ផ្លែល្ហុង”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Khmer | ផ្លែ | fruit; outcome, result; blade |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | pləjʔ | fruit |