Where does “មុំកែង” come from?

មុំកែង (Khmer) comes from Khmer មុំ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mum — corner; angle.

មុំកែង (Khmer): right angle

Definitions

  1. right angle

Ancestry of “មុំកែង”, step by step

មុំកែង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មុំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមុំcorner; angle
2Proto-Mon-Khmermumcorner; angle

via Khmer កែង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកែងelbow
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