Where does “មាឃ” come from?

មាឃ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit माघ, from Sanskrit मघा — name of a constellation.

មាឃ (Khmer): Magha, the third month of the traditional Cambodian lunar calendar (corresponding to mid-January to mid-February)

Definitions

  1. Magha, the third month of the traditional Cambodian lunar calendar (corresponding to mid-January to mid-February)

Ancestry of “មាឃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमाघrelating to the constellation मघा
2Sanskritमघाname of a constellation
Every word from Sanskrit मघा →Every word from Sanskrit माघ →