Where does “បង្កងសមុទ្រ” come from?

បង្កងសមុទ្រ (Khmer) comes from Khmer សមុទ្រ, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

បង្កងសមុទ្រ (Khmer): lobster

Definitions

  1. lobster

Ancestry of “បង្កងសមុទ្រ”, step by step

បង្កងសមុទ្រ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សមុទ្រ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសមុទ្រsea, ocean
2Sanskritसमुद्रthe sea; ocean
3Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Khmer បង្កង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបង្កងcrayfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit सम्- →Every word from Sanskrit समुद्र →