Where does “ស្បែកជើងសង្រែក” come from?

ស្បែកជើងសង្រែក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ស្បែកជើង, from Khmer ជើង, from Old Khmer ជេង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ — leg, foot.

ស្បែកជើងសង្រែក (Khmer): sandal

Definitions

  1. sandal

Ancestry of “ស្បែកជើងសង្រែក”, step by step

ស្បែកជើងសង្រែក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ស្បែកជើង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្បែកជើងshoe
2Khmerជើងleg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support
3Old Khmerជេង៑—
4Proto-Mon-Khmerɟuŋleg, foot

via Khmer សង្រែក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសង្រែកcarrying frame or strap made of wire, rope, or...
2Khmerរែកto carry by means of a yoke or shoulder-pole
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