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
- to sign write one's signature
Ancestry of “ចុះហត្ថលេខា”, step by step
ចុះហត្ថលេខា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ហត្ថលេខា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ហត្ថលេខា | signature |
| 2 | Khmer | ហត្ថ | hand, arm; elephant’s trunk; lock of hair |
| 3 | Pali | hattha | hand |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हस्त | the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰástas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |
via Khmer ចុះ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ចុះ | to descend, to go down, to fall |