Where does “មុនម៉ោង” come from?

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

មុនម៉ោង (Khmer): ahead of time, early

Definitions

  1. ahead of time, early

Ancestry of “មុនម៉ោង”, step by step

មុនម៉ោង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មុន

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

via Khmer ម៉ោង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerម៉ោងhour; time of day; o'clock
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer mun →Every word from Khmer មុន →