Where does “ចាប់យាម” come from?

ចាប់យាម (Khmer) comes from Khmer យាម, from Sanskrit याम, from Sanskrit यम, from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ចាប់យាម (Khmer): to predict, foretell

Definitions

  1. to predict, foretell

Ancestry of “ចាប់យាម”, step by step

ចាប់យាម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer យាម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយាមguard, watchman
2Sanskritयामmotion, course, going, progress
3Sanskritयमa twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a...
4Sanskritborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Khmer ចាប់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចាប់to seize, arrest, grasp, get; to hold tight,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás