Where does “ធូមកេតុ” come from?

ធូមកេតុ (Khmer) comes from Pali dhūmaketu, from Sanskrit धूमकेतु, from Sanskrit केतु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaytúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaytúš, from Proto-Indo-European koy-tús, from Proto-Indo-European key- — to set in motion, to move; bright, burning; put...

ធូមកេតុ (Khmer): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “ធូមកេតុ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidhūmaketucomet
2Sanskritधूमकेतुcomet
3Sanskritकेतुlamp, flame, torch; bright appearance, clearness,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankaytúṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankaytúš—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankoy-tús—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankey-to set in motion, to move; bright, burning; put...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European key- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European koy-tús →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaytúš →