Where does “សើចក្នុងពោះ” come from?

សើចក្នុងពោះ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពោះ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer bok — belly.

សើចក្នុងពោះ (Khmer): to chuckle

Definitions

  1. to chuckle

Ancestry of “សើចក្នុងពោះ”, step by step

សើចក្នុងពោះ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពោះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពោះbelly; mind, heart, thought
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbokbelly

via Khmer ក្នុង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្នុងin, inside, into; during; room

via Khmer សើច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសើចto laugh
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer bok →Every word from Khmer ពោះ →