Where does “ថ្ងៃពុធ” come from?

ថ្ងៃពុធ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពុធ, from Sanskrit बुध, from Sanskrit बुध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

ថ្ងៃពុធ (Khmer): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “ថ្ងៃពុធ”, step by step

ថ្ងៃពុធ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពុធ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពុធsage; wise man
2SanskritबुधMercury; clever; intelligent; wise; learned man;...
3Sanskritबुध्awaking; intelligent, wise; to come to; wake up;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰúdʰs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Khmer ថ្ងៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្ងៃday; sun
2Proto-Austroasiatic*tŋiːʔday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰs →Every word from Sanskrit बुध् →