Where does “ភក្ត្រ” come from?

ភក្ត្រ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit वक्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wáktram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáktram, from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

ភក្ត្រ (Khmer): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “ភក្ត្រ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवक्त्रmouth; beak; face
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwáktram—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwáktrammouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwókʷtlommouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáktram →