Where does “រាំវង់” come from?

រាំវង់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer វង់, from Old Khmer វាង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer wa(a)ŋ — enclosure.

រាំវង់ (Khmer): Romvong, a traditional Khmer dance form

Definitions

  1. Romvong, a traditional Khmer dance form

Ancestry of “រាំវង់”, step by step

រាំវង់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer វង់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវង់to surround, go around, encircle; to draw a...
2Old Khmerវាង៑—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerwa(a)ŋenclosure

via Khmer រាំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរាំto dance
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer wa(a)ŋ →Every word from Old Khmer វាង៑ →Every word from Khmer វង់ →