Where does “យើងខ្ញុំ” come from?

យើងខ្ញុំ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្ញុំ, from Old Khmer ខ្ញុំ, from Old Khmer ញំ — emancipated slave assigned to monastery service; servant, slave.

យើងខ្ញុំ (Khmer): we, us

Definitions

  1. we, us

Ancestry of “យើងខ្ញុំ”, step by step

យើងខ្ញុំ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខ្ញុំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្ញុំservant, slave; I, me; my
2Old Khmerខ្ញុំperson assigned to or offering himself for the...
3Old Khmerញំemancipated slave assigned to monastery service; servant, slave

via Khmer យើង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយើងwe
Every word from Old Khmer ញំ →Every word from Old Khmer ខ្ញុំ →Every word from Khmer ខ្ញុំ →