Where does “ធនុហត្ថ” come from?

ធនុហត្ថ (Khmer) comes 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.

ធនុហត្ថ (Khmer): archer

Definitions

archer

Ancestry of “ធនុហត្ថ”, step by step

ធនុហត្ថ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ហត្ថ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	ហត្ថ	hand, arm; elephant’s trunk; lock of hair
2	Pali	hattha	hand
3	Sanskrit	हस्त	the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
4	Proto-Indo-Aryan	źʰástas	—
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ȷ́ʰástas	hand
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰés-to-	hand
7	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰes-	hand; take, give in exchange

via Khmer ធនុ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	ធនុ	bow
2	Pali	dhanu	bow
3	Sanskrit	धनुस्	a bow

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