Where does “ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍” come from?
ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ព្រហស្បតិ៍, from Sanskrit बृहस्पति, from Sanskrit पति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátiš, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ (Khmer): Thursday
Definitions
- Thursday
Ancestry of “ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍”, step by step
ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ព្រហស្បតិ៍
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ព្រហស្បតិ៍ | Thursday |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बृहस्पति | Jupiter |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पति | husband; lord, master; master, owner, possessor,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pátiš | master, lord; husband |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |