Where does “មាគ៌ា” come from?

មាគ៌ា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit मार्ग, from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

មាគ៌ា (Khmer): way, route

Definitions

  1. way, route

Ancestry of “មាគ៌ា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमार्गbelonging to, or coming from, wild game; way,...
2Sanskritमृगa forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Sanskrit मृग →Every word from Sanskrit मार्ग →
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