Where does “រោងជាង” come from?
រោងជាង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជាង, from Middle Chinese 匠.
រោងជាង (Khmer): workshop; work room
Ancestry of “រោងជាង”, step by step
រោងជាង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ជាង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជាង | than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 匠 | — |
via Khmer រោង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រោង | the Dragon, one of the twelve lunar zodiac signs |
| 2 | Malay | ruang | An area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming |