Where does “ឥន្ទ” come from?

ឥន្ទ (Khmer) comes from Pali inda, from Sanskrit इन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Índras — Indra.

ឥន្ទ (Khmer): Indra, the god of war and weather

Definitions

  1. Indra, the god of war and weather

Ancestry of “ឥន្ទ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliindalord, king
2Sanskritइन्द्रgod; Indra
3Proto-Indo-IranianÍndrasIndra
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Índras →Every word from Sanskrit इन्द्र →Every word from Pali inda →