Where does “អាវភ្លៀង” come from?

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

អាវភ្លៀង (Khmer): raincoat

Definitions

  1. raincoat

Ancestry of “អាវភ្លៀង”, step by step

អាវភ្លៀង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អាវ

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

via Khmer ភ្លៀង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភ្លៀងrain
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpliɲsky
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