Where does “ទេវកថា” come from?

ទេវកថា (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទេវ, from Old Khmer ទេវ, 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.

ទេវកថា (Khmer): myth

Definitions

  1. myth

Ancestry of “ទេវកថា”, step by step

ទេវកថា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទេវ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទេវdeity, deva, god
2Old KhmerទេវDivine being: god, divinity, deity
3Palidevagod; angel
4Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Khmer កថា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកថាspeech
2Palikathāspeech, story, talk
3Sanskritकथाstory
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás →