Where does “វង់ក្រចក” come from?

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

វង់ក្រចក (Khmer): parenthesis

Definitions

  1. parenthesis

Ancestry of “វង់ក្រចក”, step by step

វង់ក្រចក 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 ក្រចក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្រចកnail (fingers and toes), claw
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer wa(a)ŋEvery word from Old Khmer វាង៑Every word from Khmer វង់