Where does “ឫក្ស” come from?

ឫក្ស (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit ऋक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hŕ̥ṭṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

ឫក្ស (Khmer): the name of a certain constellation, possibly the Pleiades

Definitions

  1. the name of a certain constellation, possibly the Pleiades

Ancestry of “ឫក្ស”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऋक्षa bear; a species of ape; "Oroxylum indicum"
2Proto-Indo-AryanHŕ̥ṭṣasbear
3Proto-Indo-IranianHŕ̥ćšasbear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas →