Where does “ខ្ពង់មេឃ” come from?
ខ្ពង់មេឃ (Khmer) comes from Khmer មេឃ, from Sanskrit मेघ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós — fog, cloud.
ខ្ពង់មេឃ (Khmer): vault of the sky
Definitions
- vault of the sky
Ancestry of “ខ្ពង់មេឃ”, step by step
ខ្ពង់មេឃ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer មេឃ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | មេឃ | sky, firmament; cloud; weather |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मेघ | a cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hmaygʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hmaygʰás | cloud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃moygʰós | fog, cloud |
via Khmer ខ្ពង់
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ខ្ពង់ | ridge, top of a mountain |