Where does “អាវរងា” come from?

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

អាវរងា (Khmer): sweater

Definitions

  1. sweater

Ancestry of “អាវរងា”, step by step

អាវរងា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អាវ

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

via Khmer រងា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរងាto be cold
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ →Every word from Khmer អាវ →