Where does “អយ” come from?

អយ (Khmer) comes from Pali āya, from Sanskrit अयस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háyas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

អយ (Khmer): in compounds only iron

Definitions

  1. in compounds only iron

Ancestry of “អយ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliāyaincome, profit
2Sanskritअयस्metal; iron; iron weapon
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáyasa metal, iron
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

Words derived from “អយ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háyas →Every word from Sanskrit अयस् →