Where does “ឯកឧកញ៉ា” come from?

ឯកឧកញ៉ា (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.

ឯកឧកញ៉ា (Khmer): excellency

Definitions

  1. excellency

Ancestry of “ឯកឧកញ៉ា”, step by step

ឯកឧកញ៉ា 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 ឧកញ៉ា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឧកញ៉ាA Cambodian title equivalent to marquess or...
2Khmerឧកfirst constituent in titles of the mandarinate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →