Where does “យុគថ្ម” come from?

យុគថ្ម (Khmer) comes from Khmer យុគ, from Sanskrit युग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

យុគថ្ម (Khmer): Stone Age

Definitions

  1. Stone Age

Ancestry of “យុគថ្ម”, step by step

យុគថ្ម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer យុគ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយុគage; epoch; era
2Sanskritयुगyoke, team; pair, couple, brace; a race of men,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianyugámyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Khmer ថ្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្មstone; rock; concrete; battery
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₂mɔʔstone

Words derived from “យុគថ្ម”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám →