Where does “ឩកា” come from?

ឩកា (Khmer) comes from Proto-West Germanic ūkā, from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- — wet, moist.

ឩកា (Khmer): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “ឩកា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicūkātoad, fire-bellied toad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ūkā →