Where does “ហូឡង់” come from?

ហូឡង់ (Khmer) comes from French Hollande, from Dutch Holland, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

Ancestry of “ហូឡង់”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	Hollande	Holland, the Netherlands
2	Dutch	Holland	in [[patriot
3	Old Dutch	holt	wood; tree; a wood, a forest
4	Proto-West Germanic	holt	woods, forest; wood
5	Proto-Germanic	hultą	wood
6	Proto-Indo-European	kald-	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	kola-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →