Where does “មុនគេ” come from?

មុនគេ (Khmer) comes from Khmer មុន, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mun.

មុនគេ (Khmer): before others, ahead of others

Definitions

  1. before others, ahead of others

Ancestry of “មុនគេ”, step by step

មុនគេ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មុន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមុនbefore, previously, formerly; ago; former
2Proto-Mon-Khmermun

via Khmer គេ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគេthey, them, their, he, him, she, her formal/polite 3rd person pronoun; usually plural but may be used impersonally as a 3rd person singular
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer munEvery word from Khmer មុន