Where does “ចក្ខុ” come from?

ចក្ខុ (Khmer) comes from Pali cakkhu, from Sanskrit चक्षु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

ចក្ខុ (Khmer): the eye; vision; sight

Definitions

  1. the eye; vision; sight

Ancestry of “ចក្ខុ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palicakkhueye
2Sanskritचक्षुeye; name of a prince; the Oxus river
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš →