Where does “ទ្វីប” come from?

ទ្វីប (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit द्वीप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

ទ្វីប (Khmer): continent

Definitions

  1. continent

Ancestry of “ទ្វីប”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्वीपisland, peninsula, sandbank; division of the...
2Proto-Indo-IraniandwiHpásisland
3Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás →