Where does “ស្រោមជើង” come from?

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

ស្រោមជើង (Khmer): stocking; sock; pantyhose

Definitions

  1. stocking; sock; pantyhose

Ancestry of “ស្រោមជើង”, step by step

ស្រោមជើង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជើង

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

via Khmer ស្រោម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្រោមcover, covering, wrapping, case, casing,...
2Western Chamharuṃ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ →Every word from Old Khmer ជេង៑ →Every word from Khmer ជើង →
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