Where does “ត្រីកោណកែង” come from?
ត្រីកោណកែង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ត្រីកោណ, from Sanskrit त्रिकोण, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
ត្រីកោណកែង (Khmer): right triangle
Definitions
- right triangle
Ancestry of “ត្រីកោណកែង”, step by step
ត្រីកោណកែង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ត្រីកោណ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ត្រីកោណ | triangle |
| 2 | Sanskrit | त्रिकोण | triangle; triangular, a triangle |
| 3 | Sanskrit | त्रि | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tráyas | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Khmer កែង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | កែង | elbow |