Where does “ចក្រយាន” come from?
ចក្រយាន (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចក្រ, from Sanskrit चक्र, from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat — who.
ចក្រយាន (Khmer): vehicle
Definitions
- vehicle
Ancestry of “ចក្រយាន”, step by step
ចក្រយាន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ចក្រ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ចក្រ | wheel, circle, cycle |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चक्र | the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp... |
| 3 | Pali | vatti | to say |
| 4 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 6 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |