Where does “ទេពនិទាន” come from?

ទេពនិទាន (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទេព, from Pali deva, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

ទេពនិទាន (Khmer): fairy tale

Definitions

  1. fairy tale

Ancestry of “ទេពនិទាន”, step by step

ទេពនិទាន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទេព

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទេពdeity, god, angel
2Palidevagod; angel
3Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Khmer និទាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerនិទានto describe, portray
2Paliniḍānasource, cause, origin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás →