Where does “វង្ស” come from?

វង្ស (Khmer) comes from Pali vaṃsa, from Sanskrit वंश, from Sanskrit अनु, from Sanskrit गत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

វង្ស (Khmer): family; line; lineage; race

Definitions

family; line; lineage; race

Ancestry of “វង្ស”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Pali	vaṃsa	bamboo
2	Sanskrit	वंश	bamboo cane, cane; the upper timber or beam of a...
3	Sanskrit	अनु	after; afterwards, thereupon; then, next; further
4	Sanskrit	गत	gone
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	gatás	gone; come
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷm̥tós	passable
7	Proto-Indo-European	gʷem-	to step

Words derived from “វង្ស”

គង់វង្ស
ញាតិវង្ស
រាជវង្ស

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás →