Where does “ភ័យ” come from?

ភ័យ (Khmer) comes from Pali bhāya, from Sanskrit भय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

ភ័យ (Khmer): fear, fright

Definitions

  1. fear, fright

Ancestry of “ភ័យ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibhāyafear, fright
2Sanskritभयfear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*bʰayHás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “ភ័យ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás →Every word from Sanskrit भय →