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
Ancestry of “បក្សី”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पक्षि | bird |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पक्षिन् | bird |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -इन् | possessing, showing possession, doer |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |