Where does “ណូវ៉ាស្កូស៊ី” come from?

ណូវ៉ាស្កូស៊ី (Khmer) comes from English Nova Scotia, from Latin Scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “ណូវ៉ាស្កូស៊ី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNova ScotiaNova Scotia peninsula
2LatinScotiaScotland
3Ancient Greekσκοτίαdarkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
4Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tosEvery word from Ancient Greek σκότος
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