Where does “អាកាសយានិក” come from?

អាកាសយានិក (Khmer) comes from Khmer អាកាស, from Pali ākāsa, from Sanskrit आकाश, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

អាកាសយានិក (Khmer): pilot, flyer

Definitions

  1. pilot, flyer

Ancestry of “អាកាសយានិក”, step by step

អាកាសយានិក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អាកាស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាកាសair, atmosphere; open air, open space, space,...
2Paliākāsaspace, sky
3Sanskritआकाशsky
4Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH

via Khmer យានិក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយានិកdriver, coachman
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHEvery word from Sanskrit Every word from Sanskrit आकाश