Where does “រោហិត” come from?

រោហិត (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit रोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

រោហិត (Khmer): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “រោហិត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरोहितred; red horse, mare; a kind of deer
2Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →Every word from Sanskrit रोहित →