Where does “កិច្ចសន្យា” come from?

កិច្ចសន្យា (Khmer) comes from Khmer សន្យា, from Thai สัญญา, from Pali saññā, from Sanskrit संज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

កិច្ចសន្យា (Khmer): contract, agreement, commitment

Definitions

  1. contract, agreement, commitment

Ancestry of “កិច្ចសន្យា”, step by step

កិច្ចសន្យា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សន្យា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសន្យាto promise, agree, pledge
2Thaiสัญญาsign: mark, symbol; emblem, token; signal,...
3Palisaññāawareness
4Sanskritसंज्ञाto agree together, be of the same opinion, be in...
5Sanskritज्ञाto know
6Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-
7Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Khmer កិច្ច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកិច្ចact, deed; affair, matter; task, work
2Palikiccathat which ought to be done; duty, obligation;...
3Sanskritकृत्य‘to be done or performed’; practicable, feasible;...
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-