Where does “ជើងអាកាស” come from?
ជើងអាកាស (Khmer) comes from Khmer អាកាស, from Pali ākāsa, from Sanskrit आकाश, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
ជើងអាកាស (Khmer): by air
Ancestry of “ជើងអាកាស”, step by step
ជើងអាកាស traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer អាកាស
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អាកាស | air, atmosphere; open air, open space, space,... |
| 2 | Pali | ākāsa | space, sky |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आकाश | sky |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via Khmer ជើង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជើង | leg, foot; leg; base, bottom, support |
| 2 | Old Khmer | ជេង៑ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɟuŋ | leg, foot |