Where does “ទោចក្រយាន” come from?
ទោចក្រយាន (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចក្រ, from Sanskrit चक्र, from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat — who.
ទោចក្រយាន (Khmer): bicycle
Definitions
- bicycle
Ancestry of “ទោចក្រយាន”, step by step
ទោចក្រយាន traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ចក្រ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ចក្រ | wheel, circle, cycle |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चक्र | the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp... |
| 3 | Pali | vatti | to say |
| 4 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 6 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Khmer យាន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | យាន | vehicle; conveyance |
| 2 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |
via Khmer ទោ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ទោ | — |