Where does “មាឃ” come from?

មាឃ (Old Khmer) comes from Sanskrit माघ, from Sanskrit मघा — name of a constellation.

មាឃ (Old Khmer): Magha, the third lunar month, corresponding to January-February

Definitions

  1. Magha, the third lunar month, corresponding to January-February

Ancestry of “មាឃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमाघrelating to the constellation मघा
2Sanskritमघाname of a constellation
Every word from Sanskrit मघा →Every word from Sanskrit माघ →