Where does “មាន់ញី” come from?

មាន់ញី (Khmer) comes from Khmer ញី, from Chinese 女, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋaq.

មាន់ញី (Khmer): hen

Definitions

  1. hen

Ancestry of “មាន់ញី”, step by step

មាន់ញី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ញី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerញីwoman, dame; to be female; to knead
2Chinese女—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*ŋaq—

via Khmer មាន់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមាន់chicken
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋaq →Every word from Chinese 女 →Every word from Khmer ញី →