Where does “ស្រឹង្គ” come from?
ស្រឹង្គ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit शृङ्ग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćr̥Hngám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćr̥Hnám, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-nó-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
ស្រឹង្គ (Khmer): horn (of an animal); barb (of a fish)
Definitions
- horn (of an animal); barb (of a fish)
Ancestry of “ស្រឹង្គ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शृङ्ग | the horn of an animal; the tusk of an elephant;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćr̥Hngám | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćr̥Hnám | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥h₂-nó-m | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |