Where does “ទេត្យ” come from?

ទេត្យ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit दैत्य, from Sanskrit दिति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dítiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dítiš, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

ទេត្យ (Khmer): demon; evil spirit

Definitions

  1. demon; evil spirit

Ancestry of “ទេត្យ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदैत्यbelonging or relating to the demons; spirituous;...
2Sanskritदितिdistributing, dividing, splitting, cutting;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandítiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandítiš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dítiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dítiṣ →