Where does “អសនី” come from?

អសនី (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit अशनि, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

អសនី (Khmer): lightning, thunderbolt

Definitions

  1. lightning, thunderbolt

Ancestry of “អសនី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअशनिthe thunderbolt, a flash of lightning; the tip of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “អសនី”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit अशनि →