Where does “អាសាឍ” come from?

អាសាឍ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit आषाढ, from Sanskrit अषाढ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *asaẓḍʰas.

អាសាឍ (Khmer): the eight month of the traditional Cambodian lunar calendar (corresponding to mid-June to mid-July)

Definitions

  1. the eight month of the traditional Cambodian lunar calendar (corresponding to mid-June to mid-July)

Ancestry of “អាសាឍ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआषाढthe fourth month of the Hindu lunar calendar (in which the full moon is near the constellation अषाढा)
2Sanskritअषाढinvincible, unconquerable
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*asaẓḍʰas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *asaẓḍʰas →Every word from Sanskrit अषाढ →Every word from Sanskrit आषाढ →