Where does “ស្វែងយល់” come from?

ស្វែងយល់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer យល់, from Proto-Mon-Khmer jɔl — see.

ស្វែងយល់ (Khmer): to try to understand something on one's own, to be self-taught

Definitions

  1. to try to understand something on one's own, to be self-taught

Ancestry of “ស្វែងយល់”, step by step

ស្វែងយល់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer យល់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយល់to understand; to think
2Proto-Mon-Khmerjɔlsee

via Khmer ស្វែង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្វែងto look for, to search, to seek, to investigate
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer jɔl →Every word from Khmer យល់ →