Where does “เพลง” come from?
เพลง (Thai) comes from Middle Khmer ភ្លេង, from Khmer លេង.
เพลง (Thai): song; music
Ancestry of “เพลง”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Khmer | ភ្លេង | playing music; music; music ensemble |
| 2 | Khmer | លេង | — |
Words derived from “เพลง”