Where does “អាស៊ីខាងលិច” come from?

អាស៊ីខាងលិច (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខាងលិច, from Khmer លិច, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləc — to shake.

អាស៊ីខាងលិច (Khmer): West Asia

Definitions

  1. West Asia

Ancestry of “អាស៊ីខាងលិច”, step by step

អាស៊ីខាងលិច traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខាងលិច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខាងលិចwest, westward
2Khmerលិចto sink; to submerge, to immerse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerləcto shake

via Khmer អាស៊ី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាស៊ី—
2FrenchAsieAsia
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləc →Every word from Khmer លិច →Every word from Khmer ខាងលិច →