Where does “Sisophon” come from?
Sisophon (English) comes from Thai ศรีโสภณ, from Khmer សិរីសោភ័ណ, from Khmer សរ, from Pali siri, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “Sisophon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ศรีโสภณ | — |
| 2 | Khmer | សិរីសោភ័ណ | also known as Sisophon |
| 3 | Khmer | សរ | arrow; projectile; to remember; to remind |
| 4 | Pali | siri | luck, glory, wealth, splendour |
| 5 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 8 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |