Where does “ពង” come from?

ពង (Khmer) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ, from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ.

ពង (Khmer): blister, abscess, boil; tumor; bump

Definitions

  1. blister, abscess, boil; tumor; bump

Ancestry of “ពង”, step by step

ពង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanpoŋraft; float
2Proto-Great Andamanese*pəŋ—

via Thai พอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพองto swell

Words derived from “ពង”

Every word from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ →