Where does “ចុះហត្ថលេខា” come from?

ចុះហត្ថលេខា (Khmer) comes from Khmer ហត្ថលេខា, from Khmer ហត្ថ, from Pali hattha, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

ចុះហត្ថលេខា (Khmer): to sign write one's signature

Definitions

  1. to sign write one's signature

Ancestry of “ចុះហត្ថលេខា”, step by step

ចុះហត្ថលេខា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ហត្ថលេខា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerហត្ថលេខាsignature
2Khmerហត្ថhand, arm; elephant’s trunk; lock of hair
3Palihatthahand
4Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
5Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Khmer ចុះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចុះto descend, to go down, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas