Where does “លោកខាងលិច” come from?

លោកខាងលិច (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.

លោកខាងលិច (Khmer): the West

Definitions

  1. the West

Ancestry of “លោកខាងលិច”, step by step

លោកខាងលិច 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 ខាងលិច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខាងលិចwest, westward
2Khmerលិចto sink; to submerge, to immerse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerləcto shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →