Where does “ខាងកើត” come from?

ខាងកើត (Khmer) comes from Khmer កើត, from Old Khmer កេត៑ — to issue, to emerge; to be born; (of sun) to rise.

ខាងកើត (Khmer): east, eastward

Definitions

  1. east, eastward

Ancestry of “ខាងកើត”, step by step

ខាងកើត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កើត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកើតto be born, be created, be, become, come into existence, arise, appear
2Old Khmerកេត៑to issue, to emerge; to be born; (of sun) to rise

via Khmer ខាង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខាងside, direction, part

Words derived from “ខាងកើត

Every word from Old Khmer កេត៑Every word from Khmer កើត