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
Ancestry of “កង្ហារ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Khmer | ខារ | — |
| 2 | Pali | khāra | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | क्षर | perishable |
| 4 | Sanskrit | क्षर् | to flow, melt, perish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰar- | to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰéreti | to flow, to melt |