Where does “បិសាច” come from?

បិសាច (Khmer) comes from Pali pisāca, from Sanskrit पिशाच, from Sanskrit पिश्, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

បិសាច (Khmer): demon, devil, ghost, phantom, ghoul, kind of evil...

Definitions

  1. demon, devil, ghost, phantom, ghoul, kind of evil...

Ancestry of “បិសាច”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipisācademon, goblin
2Sanskritपिशाचa fiend, ogre, demon, imp, malevolent or devilish...
3Sanskritपिश्to carve, prepare meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit पिश् →Every word from Sanskrit पिशाच →