Where does “ឱស្ឋ” come from?

ឱស្ឋ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit ओष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HáwHṣṭʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HáwHštʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os — mouth.

ឱស្ឋ (Khmer): lips; mouth

Definitions

  1. lips; mouth

Ancestry of “ឱស្ឋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritओष्ठlip; the forepart of an Agnikuṇḍa; Coccinia...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHáwHṣṭʰas—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáwHštʰas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éh₁osmouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HáwHštʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan HáwHṣṭʰas →