Where does “អាមេរិកខាងជើង” come from?

អាមេរិកខាងជើង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជើង, from Old Khmer ជេង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ — leg, foot.

Ancestry of “អាមេរិកខាងជើង”, step by step

អាមេរិកខាងជើង traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជើង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជើងleg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support
2Old Khmerជេង៑—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɟuŋleg, foot

via Khmer ខាង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខាងside, direction, part

via Khmer អាមេរិក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាមេរិក—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ →Every word from Old Khmer ជេង៑ →Every word from Khmer ជើង →