Where does “សក់ទង់ដែង” come from?

សក់ទង់ដែង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទង់ដែង, from Thai ทองแดง, from Thai แดง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³, from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ.

សក់ទង់ដែង (Khmer): blond hair, blond, blonde

Definitions

  1. blond hair, blond, blonde

Ancestry of “សក់ទង់ដែង”, step by step

សក់ទង់ដែង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទង់ដែង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទង់ដែងbrass; bronze
2Thaiทองแดงcopper
3Thaiแดงred; to reveal; cent; money
4Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀdɛːŋᴬ³
5Proto-Tai*C̥.dwiːŋᴬ

via Khmer សក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសក់hair
2Proto-Austroasiatic*sukʔhair
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬEvery word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³Every word from Thai แดง