Where does “ព្រឹក” come from?

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

ព្រឹក (Khmer): morning

Definitions

  1. morning

Ancestry of “ព្រឹក”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ព្រឹក

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kasEvery word from Sanskrit वृक