Where does “ទេវនាគរី” come from?

ទេវនាគរី (Khmer) comes from Pali devanāgarī, from Sanskrit देवनागरी, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

ទេវនាគរី (Khmer): Devanagari

Definitions

  1. Devanagari

Ancestry of “ទេវនាគរី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidevanāgarī—
2SanskritदेवनागरीDevanagari
3Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
4Sanskritगरmountain, top
5Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
6Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
9Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →