Where does “ពាក្យនិយាយលេង” come from?
ពាក្យនិយាយលេង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពាក្យ, from Sanskrit वाक्य, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
ពាក្យនិយាយលេង (Khmer): joke, jest
Definitions
- joke, jest
Ancestry of “ពាក្យនិយាយលេង”, step by step
ពាក្យនិយាយលេង traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ពាក្យ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ពាក្យ | word, term; utterance, expression, phrase; speech |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वाक्य | speech, saying, assertion, statement, command,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वच् | to speak, utter, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Khmer លេង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | លេង | to play, to enjoy, to do for fun |
via Khmer និយាយ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | និយាយ | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell |