Where does “ជេស្ឋ” come from?
ជេស្ឋ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰas.
ជេស្ឋ (Khmer): the seventh month of the traditional Cambodian lunar calendar (corresponding to mid-May to mid-June)
Definitions
- the seventh month of the traditional Cambodian lunar calendar (corresponding to mid-May to mid-June)
Ancestry of “ជេស្ឋ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ज्येष्ठ | most excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief, best,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́yáHištʰas | — |