Where does “ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល” come from?

ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភ្ញាក់, from Khmer ញាក់ — to jerk, twitch, have a muscular spasm.

ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល (Khmer): to be surprised, startled, to panic

Definitions

  1. to be surprised, startled, to panic

Ancestry of “ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល”, step by step

ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ភ្ញាក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភ្ញាក់to wake up, be awakened; to be startled,...
2Khmerញាក់to jerk, twitch, have a muscular spasm

via Khmer ផ្អើល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerផ្អើលto panic, be excited
2Khmerp-—
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