Where does “អឺរ៉ុបខាងលិច” come from?

អឺរ៉ុបខាងលិច (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 “អឺរ៉ុបខាងលិច”, step by step

អឺរ៉ុបខាងលិច 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 ខាងលិច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខាងលិចwest, westward
2Khmerលិចto sink; to submerge, to immerse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerləcto shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs