Where does “ជើងមេឃ” come from?

ជើងមេឃ (Khmer) comes from Khmer មេឃ, from Sanskrit मेघ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós — fog, cloud.

ជើងមេឃ (Khmer): horizon

Definitions

  1. horizon

Ancestry of “ជើងមេឃ”, step by step

ជើងមេឃ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មេឃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមេឃsky, firmament; cloud; weather
2Sanskritमेघa cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga
3Proto-Indo-AryanHmaygʰás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHmaygʰáscloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃moygʰósfog, cloud

via Khmer ជើង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជើងleg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support
2Old Khmerជេង៑—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɟuŋleg, foot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás →