Where does “អាវទ្រនាប់” come from?

អាវទ្រនាប់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer អាវ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ — upper garment.

អាវទ្រនាប់ (Khmer): T-shirt, bra, camisole, any type of upper body underwear

Definitions

  1. T-shirt, bra, camisole, any type of upper body underwear

Ancestry of “អាវទ្រនាប់”, step by step

អាវទ្រនាប់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អាវ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាវshirt; blouse; coat; upper garment
2Proto-Mon-Khmerʔaawʔupper garment

via Khmer ទ្រនាប់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទ្រនាប់anvil; gasket; small and attractive
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ →Every word from Khmer អាវ →