Where does “ផ្កាយព្រឹក” come from?

ផ្កាយព្រឹក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ព្រឹក, from Sanskrit वृक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

ផ្កាយព្រឹក (Khmer): Sirius

Definitions

  1. Sirius

Ancestry of “ផ្កាយព្រឹក”, step by step

ផ្កាយព្រឹក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ព្រឹក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រឹកmorning
2Sanskritवृकa wolf; plough; thunderbolt
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwŕ̥kaswolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Khmer ផ្កាយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerផ្កាយstar, planet, constellation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas →Every word from Sanskrit वृक →