Where does “ថ្ងៃអង្គារ” come from?

ថ្ងៃអង្គារ (Khmer) comes from Khmer អង្គារ, from Sanskrit अङ्गार, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hángāras, from Proto-Indo-European h₁óngʷl̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

ថ្ងៃអង្គារ (Khmer): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “ថ្ងៃអង្គារ”, step by step

ថ្ងៃអង្គារ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អង្គារ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអង្គារTuesday
2Sanskritअङ्गारcharcoal, either heated or not heated; the planet...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHángārascharcoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁óngʷl̥charcoal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

via Khmer ថ្ងៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្ងៃday; sun
2Proto-Austroasiatic*tŋiːʔday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁óngʷl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hángāras
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