Where does “ហ្លួង” come from?
ហ្លួង (Khmer) comes from Thai หลวง, from Proto-Tai ʰluəŋᴬ — big.
ហ្លួង (Khmer): viscount; king
Ancestry of “ហ្លួង”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | หลวง | chief; leading; major; principal; great; large;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʰluəŋᴬ | big |