Where does “ពោះវៀន” come from?

ពោះវៀន (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពោះ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer bok — belly.

ពោះវៀន (Khmer): intestines

Definitions

  1. intestines

Ancestry of “ពោះវៀន”, step by step

ពោះវៀន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពោះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពោះbelly; mind, heart, thought
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbokbelly

via Khmer វៀន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវៀនto curl up, to hunch oneself up
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwən(ʔ)coiled, to wind, bend; coiled; to wind, bend

Words derived from “ពោះវៀន”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer bok →Every word from Khmer ពោះ →