Where does “រោគពិស” come from?
រោគពិស (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពិស, from Pali visa, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
រោគពិស (Khmer): plague
Ancestry of “រោគពិស”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Khmer | ពិស | poison, toxin, venom; infection; disease |
| 2 | Pali | visa | poison; venom |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विष | poison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wiṣás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |