Where does “លុយ” come from?
លុយ (Khmer) comes from Chinese 鐳, from English radium, from French radium, from French radioactif, from French actif, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός — to carve, cut out with a knife, engrave; to note...
លុយ (Khmer): to wade; to ford; to walk or cross through shallow water or vegetation (as hay); to step (on crops)
Definitions
- to wade; to ford; to walk or cross through shallow water or vegetation (as hay); to step (on crops)
Ancestry of “លុយ”, step by step
លុយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 鐳
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 鐳 | — |
| 2 | English | radium | The chemical element with an atomic number of... |
| 3 | French | radium | radium |
| 4 | French | radioactif | radioactive |
| 5 | French | actif | active; asset; top |
| 6 | Old French | actif | active |
| 7 | Latin | āctīvus | active |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργητικός | Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργέω | to be in action or activity, to operate; to... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | γλύφω | to carve, cut out with a knife, engrave; to note... |
via French louis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | louis | A louis: various gold and silver coins issued by... |
| 2 | Middle French | Loïs | — |
| 3 | Old French | Looïs | — |
| 4 | Latin | Ludovīcus | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Hlūtwīg | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | Hlūdawīg | meaning famous in battle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |