Where does “អាស៊ីខាងកើត” come from?

អាស៊ីខាងកើត (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខាងកើត, from Khmer កើត, from Old Khmer កេត៑ — to issue, to emerge; to be born; (of sun) to rise.

Ancestry of “អាស៊ីខាងកើត”, step by step

អាស៊ីខាងកើត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខាងកើត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខាងកើតeast, eastward
2Khmerកើតto be born, be created, be, become, come into existence, arise, appear
3Old Khmerកេត៑to issue, to emerge; to be born; (of sun) to rise

via Khmer អាស៊ី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាស៊ី—
2FrenchAsieAsia
Every word from Old Khmer កេត៑ →Every word from Khmer កើត →Every word from Khmer ខាងកើត →