Where does “អាស៊ីបស្ចិម” come from?
អាស៊ីបស្ចិម (Khmer) comes from Khmer បស្ចិម, from Sanskrit पश्चिम, from Sanskrit पश्चा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.
អាស៊ីបស្ចិម (Khmer): West Asia
Definitions
- West Asia
Ancestry of “អាស៊ីបស្ចិម”, step by step
អាស៊ីបស្ចិម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer បស្ចិម
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បស្ចិម | west |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पश्चिम | west, western |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पश्चा | behind; after, later; westward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pasčaH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *pos-kʷéh₁ | — |