Where does “ស្លឹកឈើ” come from?

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

ស្លឹកឈើ (Khmer): leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf

Ancestry of “ស្លឹកឈើ”, step by step

ស្លឹកឈើ 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 ស្លឹក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្លឹកleaf; sheet
2Proto-Mon-Khmerslaʔleaf
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhooʔ →Every word from Old Khmer ឈេ →Every word from Khmer ឈើ →