Where does “ស័ក” come from?

ស័ក (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit शक, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 — Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes.

ស័ក (Khmer): era, epoch

Definitions

  1. era, epoch

Ancestry of “ស័ក”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशकyear
2Old Persian𐎿𐎣𐎠Scythia
3Old Persian𐎿𐎣Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes
Every word from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 →Every word from Sanskrit शक →