Where does “ឈឺក្បាល” come from?

ឈឺក្បាល (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក្បាល, from Pali kapāla, from Sanskrit कपाल, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las, from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl-, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

ឈឺក្បាល (Khmer): to have a headache

Definitions

  1. to have a headache

Ancestry of “ឈឺក្បាល”, step by step

ឈឺក្បាល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ក្បាល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្បាលlot, plot, parcel; ash fleabane; head
2Palikapālahead
3Sanskritकपालskull, cranium; bowl
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankapā́lasskull
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáp-ōl-head, bowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Khmer ឈឺ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឈឺto be sick, to hurt

Words derived from “ឈឺក្បាល

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las