Where does “ចន្ទ្ររស្មី” come from?

ចន្ទ្ររស្មី (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចន្ទ្រ, from Sanskrit चन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)čandrás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- — to glow, shine; to shine, glow.

ចន្ទ្ររស្មី (Khmer): moonlight

Definitions

  1. moonlight

Ancestry of “ចន្ទ្ររស្មី”, step by step

ចន្ទ្ររស្មី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ចន្ទ្រ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចន្ទ្រmoon
2Sanskritचन्द्रglittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma)
3Proto-Indo-Aryan(s)ćandrás
4Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)čandrás
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kand-to glow, shine; to shine, glow

via Khmer រស្មី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរស្មីlight; ray of light
2Sanskritरश्मिrope, string, cord; rein, bridle, leash; whip,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanraśmíṣ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)čandrásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás