Where does “ស្នែង” come from?

ស្នែង (Khmer) comes from Khmer សែង, from Thai แสง, from Old Khmer សេង — radiance, brilliance; luster, gleam; etc; to...

ស្នែង (Khmer): horn (of an animal)

Definitions

  1. horn (of an animal)

Ancestry of “ស្នែង”, step by step

ស្នែង traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សែង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសែងto carry a load on a pole resting on the shoulders of two or more people
2Thaiแสงlight; diamond, jewel, precious stone, etc;...
3Old Khmerសេងradiance, brilliance; luster, gleam; etc; to...

via Old Khmer sneṅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmersneṅhorn

via Proto-Mon-Khmer gnaiŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmergnaiŋ

Words derived from “ស្នែង

Every word from Old Khmer សេងEvery word from Thai แสงEvery word from Khmer សែង