Where does “ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ” come from?
ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ច័ន្ទ, from Pali canda, from Sanskrit चन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)čandrás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- — to glow, shine; to shine, glow.
ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ (Khmer): Monday
Definitions
- Monday
Ancestry of “ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ”, step by step
ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ច័ន្ទ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ច័ន្ទ | — |
| 2 | Pali | canda | moon |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चन्द्र | glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma) |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |