Where does “เพลงคร่ำครวญ” come from?
เพลงคร่ำครวญ (Thai) comes from Thai เพลง, from Middle Khmer ភ្លេង, from Khmer លេង.
Ancestry of “เพลงคร่ำครวญ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | เพลง | song; music |
| 2 | Middle Khmer | ភ្លេង | playing music; music; music ensemble |
| 3 | Khmer | លេង | — |