Where does “បក្សី” come from?

បក្សី (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit पक्षि, from Sanskrit पक्षिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

បក្សី (Khmer): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “បក្សី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपक्षिbird
2Sanskritपक्षिन्bird
3Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Sanskrit पक्षिन् →