Where does “ជើងឯក” come from?

ជើងឯក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឯក, from Pali eka, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ជើងឯក (Khmer): expert, skillful person

Definitions

  1. expert, skillful person

Ancestry of “ជើងឯក”, step by step

ជើងឯក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឯក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឯកone; one person
2Paliekaone
3Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Khmer ជើង

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