Where does “ចតុកោណព្នាយ” come from?

ចតុកោណព្នាយ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចតុកោណ, from Pali koṇa, from Sanskrit कोण, from Ancient Greek Κρόνος — Saturn; Cronus.

ចតុកោណព្នាយ (Khmer): trapezoid, trapezium quadrilateral with two parallel sides

Definitions

  1. trapezoid, trapezium quadrilateral with two parallel sides

Ancestry of “ចតុកោណព្នាយ”, step by step

ចតុកោណព្នាយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ចតុកោណ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចតុកោណquadrilateral
2Palikoṇacorner
3Sanskritकोणa corner, angle; an intermediate point of the...
4Ancient GreekΚρόνοςSaturn; Cronus

via Khmer ព្នាយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្នាយuneven, deformed
Every word from Ancient Greek Κρόνος →Every word from Sanskrit कोण →Every word from Pali koṇa →