Where does “អន្ធ” come from?

អន្ធ (Khmer) comes from Pali andha, from Sanskrit अन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian andʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂endʰ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

អន្ធ (Khmer): to be blind (in both eyes); dark, devoid of light

Definitions

  1. to be blind (in both eyes); dark, devoid of light

Ancestry of “អន្ធ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliandhablind
2Sanskritअन्धblind; dark; n night, darkness
3Proto-Indo-Iranianandʰásblind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂endʰ-ó-s
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂endʰ-ó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian andʰás