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Where does “អង្គរ” come from?

អង្គរ (Khmer) comes from Middle Khmer អង្គរ, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

អង្គរ (Khmer): thickly forested flood plain near a lake; city,...

Definitions

  1. thickly forested flood plain near a lake; city,...

Ancestry of “អង្គរ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Khmerអង្គរcity, especially a royal city
2Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
3Sanskritगरmountain, top
4Sanskritगुरुheavy, weighty; heavy in the stomach , difficult...
5Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “អង្គរ”

  • Angkor
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