Where does “អ្នកបោសជូត” come from?

អ្នកបោសជូត (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជូត, from Proto-Vietic k-ɟɔːt — squirrel.

អ្នកបោសជូត (Khmer): cleaner, janitor

Definitions

  1. cleaner, janitor

Ancestry of “អ្នកបោសជូត”, step by step

អ្នកបោសជូត traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជូត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជូតto wipe (off), to dry with a towel, to clean (off)
2Proto-Vietick-ɟɔːtsquirrel

via Khmer អ្នក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអ្នកperson, one, someone; -er, -man, one who; native...

via Khmer បោស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបោសto sweep, to sweep clean
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ɟɔːtEvery word from Khmer ជូត