Where does “លោកអ្នក” come from?

លោកអ្នក (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.

លោកអ្នក (Khmer): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “លោកអ្នក”, step by step

លោកអ្នក 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 អ្នក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអ្នកperson, one, someone; -er, -man, one who; native...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos