Where does “ស្វាន” come from?

ស្វាន (Angkorian Old Khmer) comes from Sanskrit श्वान, from Sanskrit श्वन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

ស្វាន (Angkorian Old Khmer): footbridge; bridge

Definitions

  1. footbridge; bridge

Ancestry of “ស្វាន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वानdog
2Sanskritश्वन्a dog, hound, cur
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśwā́—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćwā́dog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “ស្វាន”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śwā́ →