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Where does “វិច្ឆិកា” come from?

វិច្ឆិកា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit वृश्चिक, from Sanskrit व्रश्च्, from Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščáti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.

វិច្ឆិកា (Khmer): November; Scorpio, the scorpion

Definitions

  1. November; Scorpio, the scorpion

Ancestry of “វិច្ឆិកា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृश्चिकscorpion; the zodiacal sign Scorpio; centipede
2Sanskritव्रश्च्to cut
3Indo-Iranian*Hwr̥ščáti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂werg-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- →