Where does “អេកូស” come from?

អេកូស (Khmer) comes from French Écosse, from Middle French Escosse, from Old French Escoce, from Latin Scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “អេកូស”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchÉcosse—
2Middle FrenchEscosse—
3Old FrenchEscoce—
4LatinScotiaScotland
5Ancient Greekσκοτίαdarkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
6Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos →Every word from Ancient Greek σκότος →