Where does “ប្រាង្គ” come from?
ប្រាង្គ (Khmer) comes from Pali aṅga, from Sanskrit अङ्ग, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
Ancestry of “ប្រាង្គ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | aṅga | member, body part |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अङ्ग | a limb of the body; a limb, member; the body |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |