Where does “សំបកឈើ” come from?

សំបកឈើ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឈើ, from Old Khmer ឈេ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhooʔ — tree; wood; tree, wood.

សំបកឈើ (Khmer): bark (of a tree)

Definitions

  1. bark (of a tree)

Ancestry of “សំបកឈើ”, step by step

សំបកឈើ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឈើ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឈើwood; tree; timber
2Old Khmerឈេ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɟhooʔtree; wood; tree, wood

via Khmer សំបក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសំបកskin, peel, bark, shell, husk
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhooʔ →Every word from Old Khmer ឈេ →Every word from Khmer ឈើ →