Where does “អយបថ” come from?

អយបថ (Khmer) comes from Khmer បថ, from Pali patha, from Sanskrit पथ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan patʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian patʰás, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

អយបថ (Khmer): railway, railroad

Definitions

  1. railway, railroad

Ancestry of “អយបថ”, step by step

អយបថ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បថ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបថpath; road; way
2Palipathapath, road, way
3Sanskritपथway, road, path, course, route
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpatʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpatʰás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via Khmer អយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអយin compounds only iron
2Paliāyaincome, profit
3Sanskritअयस्metal; iron; iron weapon
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáyasa metal, iron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian patʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan patʰás →