Where does “ម្រឹគ” come from?

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

ម្រឹគ (Khmer): wild game

Definitions

  1. wild game

Ancestry of “ម្រឹគ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृगa forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Sanskrit मृग →
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