Where does “លៀង” come from?

លៀង (Khmer) comes from Thai เลี้ยง, from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ, from Old Chinese 養.

លៀង (Khmer): to feed, to raise (children)

Definitions

  1. to feed, to raise (children)

Ancestry of “លៀង”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเลี้ยงto maintain, to keep or make remain (in a good or certain condition); to prolong, to lengthen, to make remain in existence for a longer period
2Proto-Tai*liəŋꟲ—
3Old Chinese養—

Words derived from “លៀង”

Every word from Old Chinese 養 →Every word from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ →Every word from Thai เลี้ยง →