Where does “Prey Nokor” come from?

Prey Nokor (English) comes from Khmer ព្រៃនគរ, from Khmer នគរ, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Prey Nokor (English): before its annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century

Definitions

  1. before its annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century

Ancestry of “Prey Nokor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រៃនគរ—
2Khmerនគរkingdom
3Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
4Sanskritगरmountain, top
5Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
6Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
9Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →