Where does “អគ្គ” come from?

អគ្គ (Khmer) comes from Pali agga, from Sanskrit अग्र, from Sanskrit अङ्ग्, from Sanskrit इङ्ग् — to agitate.

អគ្គ (Khmer): first, foremost, best, topmost, chief; older; upper; of high rank, noble, supreme

Definitions

  1. first, foremost, best, topmost, chief; older; upper; of high rank, noble, supreme

Ancestry of “អគ្គ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliaggahighest; top-most
2Sanskritअग्रforemost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,...
3Sanskritअङ्ग्to go
4Sanskritइङ्ग्to agitate

Words derived from “អគ្គ

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