Where does “ទន្ត” come from?

ទន្ត (Khmer) comes from Pali danta, from Sanskrit दन्त, from Sanskrit दत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ទន្ត (Khmer): tooth; tusk

Definitions

  1. tooth; tusk

Ancestry of “ទន្ត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidantatooth, fang; tusk; made of ivory
2Sanskritदन्तtooth; the number 32; an elephant's tusk, ivory
3Sanskritदत्a tooth
4Proto-Indo-IranianHdántstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts →