Where does “ថ្ងៃរះ” come from?

ថ្ងៃរះ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ថ្ងៃ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *tŋiːʔ — day.

ថ្ងៃរះ (Khmer): sunrise

Definitions

  1. sunrise

Ancestry of “ថ្ងៃរះ”, step by step

ថ្ងៃរះ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ថ្ងៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្ងៃday; sun
2Proto-Austroasiatic*tŋiːʔday

via Khmer រះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរះto radiate; to shine
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