Where does “ថ្ងៃសុក្រ” come from?

ថ្ងៃសុក្រ (Khmer) comes from Khmer សុក្រ, from Sanskrit शुक्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śukrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

ថ្ងៃសុក្រ (Khmer): Friday

Definitions

  1. Friday

Ancestry of “ថ្ងៃសុក្រ”, step by step

ថ្ងៃសុក្រ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សុក្រ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសុក្រFriday
2Sanskritशुक्रbright, resplendent; clear, pure, spotless;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśukrás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćukráswhite, bright; resplendent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Khmer ថ្ងៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្ងៃday; sun
2Proto-Austroasiatic*tŋiːʔday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śukrás →