Where does “មេសា” come from?

មេសា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit मेष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European móysos — sheep, skin of sheep.

មេសា (Khmer): April

Definitions

  1. April

Ancestry of “មេសា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमेषram, sheep; fleece; anything woollen; the sign of...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmayšásram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmóysossheep, skin of sheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European móysos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás →Every word from Sanskrit मेष →