Where does “លែងលះ” come from?
លែងលះ (Khmer) comes from Khmer លះ — to abandon, to quit, to renounce.
លែងលះ (Khmer): to abandon, to divorce
Definitions
- to abandon, to divorce
Ancestry of “លែងលះ”, step by step
លែងលះ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer លះ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | លះ | to abandon, to quit, to renounce |
via Khmer លែង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | លែង | to give up; to let go, release; to abandon, forsake, leave, divorce |