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

  1. Avici one of the eight great hells; for persons who have committed grave sins

Ancestry of “អវីចី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअवीचिwaveless
2Sanskritअवाञ्च्turned downwards, being or situated below, lower than
3Sanskritअवoff, away; down; this
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáwaaway from, off; down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa