Where does “រក្សសី” come from?

រក្សសី (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit राक्षसी, from Sanskrit राक्षस — a demon in general, an evil or malignant demon; a...

រក្សសី (Khmer): mermaid

Definitions

  1. mermaid

Ancestry of “រក្សសី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराक्षसीa female demon MBh. Kāv. Kathās
2Sanskritराक्षसa demon in general, an evil or malignant demon; a...
Every word from Sanskrit राक्षसEvery word from Sanskrit राक्षसी