Where does “យកនៈ” come from?

យកនៈ (Khmer) comes from Pali yakana, from Sanskrit यकृत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yákr̥, from Proto-Indo-European yókʷr̥, from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ — Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.

យកនៈ (Khmer): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “យកនៈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliyakanaliver
2Sanskritयकृत्the liver
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*yákr̥liver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyókʷr̥liver
5Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yókʷr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yákr̥ →