Where does “រថអគ្គិសនី” come from?
រថអគ្គិសនី (Khmer) comes from Khmer អគ្គិសនី, from Pali aggi, from Sanskrit अग्नि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hagníš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
រថអគ្គិសនី (Khmer): tram; streetcar
Definitions
- tram; streetcar
Ancestry of “រថអគ្គិសនី”, step by step
រថអគ្គិសនី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer អគ្គិសនី
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អគ្គិសនី | electricity; electric, electrical |
| 2 | Pali | aggi | fire |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अग्नि | fire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hagníṣ | fire; Agni |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hagníš | fire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |
via Khmer រថ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រថ | wheeled vehicle, cart, carriage, car |
| 2 | Old Khmer | រថ | — |
| 3 | Pali | ratha | a chariot, a car; delight, pleasure |
| 4 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |