Where does “ខ្យល់ព្យុះ” come from?

ខ្យល់ព្យុះ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ព្យុះ, from Sanskrit वायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ខ្យល់ព្យុះ (Khmer): hurricane, tornado

Definitions

  1. hurricane, tornado

Ancestry of “ខ្យល់ព្យុះ”, step by step

ខ្យល់ព្យុះ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ព្យុះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្យុះstorm, typhoon
2Sanskritवायुwind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air
3Proto-Indo-AryanHwaHyúṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwaHyúšwind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁yu-wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Khmer ខ្យល់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្យល់wind, breeze, air
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkjaal—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš →