Where does “ស្នងភ្នែក” come from?

ស្នងភ្នែក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភ្នែក, from Old Khmer bhnēka, from Old Khmer bek.

ស្នងភ្នែក (Khmer): glasses, spectacles

Definitions

  1. glasses, spectacles

Ancestry of “ស្នងភ្នែក”, step by step

ស្នងភ្នែក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ភ្នែក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភ្នែកeye; bud; future
2Old Khmerbhnēka—
3Old Khmerbek—

via Khmer ស្នង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្នងrepresentative; successor; former administrative...
2Khmerសងto return an object, money, make restitution for something, pay for damage, refund, reimburse, repay, pay back as a debt
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