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

  1. the seventh month of the traditional Cambodian lunar calendar (corresponding to mid-May to mid-June)

Ancestry of “ជេស្ឋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritज्येष्ठmost excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief, best,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́yáHištʰas
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰasEvery word from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ
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