Where does “រះមុខ” come from?

រះមុខ (Khmer) comes from Khmer មុខ, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

រះមុខ (Khmer): the diacritical mark visarga (ះ), which represents a syllable-final [h] sound

Definitions

  1. the diacritical mark visarga (ះ), which represents a syllable-final [h] sound

Ancestry of “រះមុខ”, step by step

រះមុខ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មុខ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមុខface, front; decoration; mouth
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Khmer រះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរះto radiate; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →