Where does “រន្ធជញ្ជាំង” come from?
រន្ធជញ្ជាំង (Khmer) comes from Khmer រន្ធ, from Pali randha, from Sanskrit रन्ध्र, from Proto-Indo-European lóndʰ-rom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
រន្ធជញ្ជាំង (Khmer): wall socket
Definitions
- wall socket
Ancestry of “រន្ធជញ្ជាំង”, step by step
រន្ធជញ្ជាំង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer រន្ធ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រន្ធ | hole, cavity; well; cave, tunnel, burrow |
| 2 | Pali | randha | an opening; cleft; weak spot, flaw, defect |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रन्ध्र | a slit, split, opening, aperture, hole, chasm,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lóndʰ-rom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Khmer ជញ្ជាំង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជញ្ជាំង | wall (substation division of a building) |