Where does “អគ្គីភ័យ” come from?
អគ្គីភ័យ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភ័យ, from Pali bhāya, from Sanskrit भय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
អគ្គីភ័យ (Khmer): fire, disaster caused by fire
Definitions
- fire, disaster caused by fire
Ancestry of “អគ្គីភ័យ”, step by step
អគ្គីភ័យ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ភ័យ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ភ័យ | fear, fright |
| 2 | Pali | bhāya | fear, fright |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भय | fear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *bʰayHás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |
via Khmer អគ្គី
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អគ្គី | — |