Where does “ប្រឹស្ឋ” come from?

ប្រឹស្ឋ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit पृष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥ṣṭʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥štʰás, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-ós, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ប្រឹស្ឋ (Khmer): back (of the body)

Definitions

  1. back (of the body)

Ancestry of “ប្រឹស្ឋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपृष्ठthe back; the hinder part or rear of anything
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpr̥ṣṭʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥štʰásback
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥-sth₂-ós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-ós →