Where does “អវីចី” come from?
អវីចី (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit अवीचि, from Sanskrit अवाञ्च्, from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
អវីចី (Khmer): Avici one of the eight great hells; for persons who have committed grave sins
Definitions
- Avici one of the eight great hells; for persons who have committed grave sins
Ancestry of “អវីចី”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अवीचि | waveless |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अवाञ्च् | turned downwards, being or situated below, lower than |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अव | off, away; down; this |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háwa | away from, off; down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |