Where does “រដូវភ្លៀង” come from?
រដូវភ្លៀង (Khmer) comes from Khmer រដូវ, from Sanskrit ऋतु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥túš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
រដូវភ្លៀង (Khmer): rainy season
Definitions
- rainy season
Ancestry of “រដូវភ្លៀង”, step by step
រដូវភ្លៀង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer រដូវ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រដូវ | season |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ऋतु | any settled point of time, fixed time, time... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hr̥túš | fixed point of time, period, epoch; fixed order,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |