Where does “អង្គ” come from?

អង្គ (Khmer) comes from Pali aṅga, from Sanskrit अङ्ग, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

អង្គ (Khmer): body, torso, trunk; corpse

Definitions

  1. body, torso, trunk; corpse

Ancestry of “អង្គ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliaṅgamember, body part
2Sanskritअङ्गa limb of the body; a limb, member; the body
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “អង្គ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Sanskrit अङ्ग →Every word from Pali aṅga →