Where does “អាយុវែង” come from?

អាយុវែង (Khmer) comes from Khmer អាយុ, from Pali āyu, from Sanskrit आयु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hā́yu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́yu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

អាយុវែង (Khmer): long life, longevity

Definitions

  1. long life, longevity

Ancestry of “អាយុវែង”, step by step

អាយុវែង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អាយុ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាយុage, life
2Paliāyunominative/vocative/accusative singular of āyus;...
3Sanskritआयुman, a living being; mankind, human race; son,...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHā́yu
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́yulifetime, life
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Khmer វែង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវែងlong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyuEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́yu