Where does “រោងចក្រ” come from?

រោងចក្រ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចក្រ, from Sanskrit चक्र, from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat — who.

រោងចក្រ (Khmer): factory; mill; plant

Definitions

  1. factory; mill; plant

Ancestry of “រោងចក្រ”, step by step

រោងចក្រ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ចក្រ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចក្រwheel, circle, cycle
2Sanskritचक्रthe wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp...
3Palivattito say
4GermanWattintertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast...
5Middle Low Germanwatwhat
6Old Saxonhwatwhat; lo!, what!, indeed!
7Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
8Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Khmer រោង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរោងthe Dragon, one of the twelve lunar zodiac signs
2MalayruangAn area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming

Words derived from “រោងចក្រ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷódEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwat