Where does “ឡើង” come from?

ឡើង (Khmer) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ — stone.

ឡើង (Khmer): up, upwards

Definitions

  1. up, upwards

Ancestry of “ឡើង”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerluŋabove, on
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*rV-luŋstone

Words derived from “ឡើង

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋEvery word from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ