Where does “ហ្នាំង” come from?

ហ្នាំង (Khmer) comes from Thai หนัง, from Proto-Tai ʰnaŋᴬ — skin.

ហ្នាំង (Khmer): shadow play; movie

Definitions

  1. shadow play; movie

Ancestry of “ហ្នាំង”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนังskin; leather; animal hide; shadow puppet;...
2Proto-Taiʰnaŋᴬskin
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnaŋᴬ →Every word from Thai หนัง →