Where does “អ្នកនាង” come from?
អ្នកនាង (Khmer) comes from Khmer នាង, from Middle Chinese 娘.
អ្នកនាង (Khmer): you, Miss
Definitions
- you, Miss
Ancestry of “អ្នកនាង”, step by step
អ្នកនាង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer នាង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | នាង | Miss, young lady, girl, young woman married or unmarried |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 娘 | — |
via Khmer អ្នក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អ្នក | person, one, someone; -er, -man, one who; native... |