Where does “ជនក” come from?

ជនក (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit जनक, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ជនក (Khmer): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “ជនក”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजनकa progenitor, father; a kind of measure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit जनक →