Where does “អង្គរ” come from?

អង្គរ (Middle Khmer) comes from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

អង្គរ (Middle Khmer): city, especially a royal city

Definitions

  1. city, especially a royal city

Ancestry of “អង្គរ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
2Sanskritगरmountain, top
3Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
4Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “អង្គរ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →