Where does “Angkor” come from?
I need to trace this etymology carefully, but I notice the chain provided has some structural issues that make it difficult to construct an accurate sentence.
The chain appears to show:
- Khmer អង្គរ
- Sanskrit नगर
- Sanskrit न
- Proto-Indo-European ne
- Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰr̥dʰás
- Proto-Indo-European ne
- Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr
However, this doesn't form a coherent linear chain from newest to oldest. There are jumps backward in time (Sanskrit न → PIE ne → PII gʰr̥dʰás), and it's unclear how these elements relate to each other or to the Khmer form.
Given the instruction to "state only what the chain supports" and not to "invent dates, cognates, or intermediate steps," I cannot responsibly
Angkor (English): {{m|en|Angkor Wat}}
Ancestry of “Angkor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អង្គរ | thickly forested flood plain near a lake; city,... |
| 2 | Middle Khmer | អង្គរ | city, especially a royal city |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy, weighty; heavy in the stomach , difficult... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |