Where does “ព្រៃវែង” come from?

ព្រៃវែង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ព្រៃ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer briiʔ — sky; rain; forest.

Ancestry of “ព្រៃវែង”, step by step

ព្រៃវែង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ព្រៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រៃjungle, forest, wood, woods, wilderness; wild,...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbriiʔsky; rain; forest

via Khmer វែង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវែងlong
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer briiʔ →Every word from Khmer ព្រៃ →