Where does “អង្គកំណើត” come from?

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

អង្គកំណើត (Khmer): genitalia

Definitions

  1. genitalia

Ancestry of “អង្គកំណើត”, step by step

អង្គកំណើត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អង្គ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអង្គbody, torso, trunk; corpse
2Paliaṅgamember, body part
3Sanskritअङ्गa limb of the body; a limb, member; the body
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

via Khmer កំណើត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកំណើតbirth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Sanskrit अङ्ग →Every word from Pali aṅga →