Where does “អឺរ៉ុបកណ្តាល” come from?
អឺរ៉ុបកណ្តាល (Khmer) comes from Khmer អឺរ៉ុប, from French Europe, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
Ancestry of “អឺរ៉ុបកណ្តាល”, step by step
អឺរ៉ុបកណ្តាល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer អឺរ៉ុប
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អឺរ៉ុប | — |
| 2 | French | Europe | — |
| 3 | Latin | Eurōpa | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Εὐρώπη | Europa; Europe |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Khmer កណ្ដាល
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | កណ្ដាល | middle, center; earth; in the middle of |