Where does “ហ្មង” come from?

ហ្មង (Khmer) comes from Thai หมอง, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːŋᴬ — gray.

Ancestry of “ហ្មង”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมองdim; opaque; not bright; not transparent; turbid;...
2Proto-Taiʰmoːŋᴬgray
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːŋᴬ →Every word from Thai หมอง →