Where does “ឯកអគ្គ” come from?

ឯកអគ្គ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឯក, from Pali eka, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ឯកអគ្គ (Khmer): best and only, topmost

Definitions

  1. best and only, topmost

Ancestry of “ឯកអគ្គ”, step by step

ឯកអគ្គ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឯក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឯកone; one person
2Paliekaone
3Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Khmer អគ្គ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអគ្គfirst, foremost, best, topmost, chief; older; upper; of high rank, noble, supreme
2Paliaggahighest; top-most
3Sanskritअग्रforemost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,...
4Sanskritअङ्ग्to go
5Sanskritइङ्ग्to agitate

Words derived from “ឯកអគ្គ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →