Where does “កង្ហារ” come from?

កង្ហារ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខារ, from Pali khāra, from Sanskrit क्षर, from Sanskrit क्षर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.

កង្ហារ (Khmer): fan

Definitions

  1. fan

Ancestry of “កង្ហារ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខារto pull with a winch, to hoist, to drill
2Palikhāradonkey
3Sanskritक्षरperishable
4Sanskritक्षर्to flow, melt, perish
5Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰar-to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰéretito flow, to melt

Words derived from “កង្ហារ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar- →Every word from Sanskrit क्षर् →