Where does “ផ្លែសន្ទូច” come from?

ផ្លែសន្ទូច (Khmer) comes from Khmer ផ្លែ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer pləjʔ — fruit.

ផ្លែសន្ទូច (Khmer): fishhook

Definitions

  1. fishhook

Ancestry of “ផ្លែសន្ទូច”, step by step

ផ្លែសន្ទូច traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ផ្លែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerផ្លែfruit; outcome, result; blade
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpləjʔfruit

via Khmer សន្ទូច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសន្ទូចfishing equipment (line, rod, hook)
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