Where does “អឺរ៉ុបខាងកើត” come from?

អឺរ៉ុបខាងកើត (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 “អឺរ៉ុបខាងកើត”, step by step

អឺរ៉ុបខាងកើត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អឺរ៉ុប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអឺរ៉ុប
2FrenchEurope
3LatinEurōpa
4Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
5Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
6Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs