Where does “ពួកយើង” come from?

ពួកយើង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពួក, from Old Khmer vvak.

ពួកយើង (Khmer): we, us, our group

Definitions

  1. we, us, our group

Ancestry of “ពួកយើង”, step by step

ពួកយើង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពួក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពួកgroup (especially an informal ad hoc group), grouping, society, association, detachment, herd, gathering, squad (of 3 to 5 men) (often merely conveys the meaning of plurality)
2Old Khmervvak—

via Khmer យើង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយើងwe
Every word from Old Khmer vvak →Every word from Khmer ពួក →