Where does “លើកឡើង” come from?

លើកឡើង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឡើង, from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ — stone.

លើកឡើង (Khmer): to raise, to bring up, to lift up

Definitions

  1. to raise, to bring up, to lift up

Ancestry of “លើកឡើង”, step by step

លើកឡើង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឡើង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឡើងup, upwards
2Proto-Mon-Khmerluŋabove, on
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*rV-luŋstone

via Khmer លើក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលើកto lift, raise, elevate, hoist, boost; to erect,...
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