Where does “លោកខាងកើត” come from?

លោកខាងកើត (Khmer) comes from Khmer លោក, from Pali loka, from Sanskrit लोक, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

លោកខាងកើត (Khmer): the East

Definitions

  1. the East

Ancestry of “លោកខាងកើត”, step by step

លោកខាងកើត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer លោក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលោកworld, sphere of existence; universe; monk,...
2Palilokaworld
3Sanskritलोकfree or open space; world; sight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Khmer ខាងកើត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខាងកើតeast, eastward
2Khmerកើតto be born, be created, be, become, come into existence, arise, appear
3Old Khmerកេត៑to issue, to emerge; to be born; (of sun) to rise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →