Where does “បៀវត្ស” come from?

បៀវត្ស (Khmer) comes from Khmer វត្ស, from Sanskrit वत्स, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

បៀវត្ស (Khmer): annual salary

Definitions

  1. annual salary

Ancestry of “បៀវត្ស”, step by step

បៀវត្ស traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer វត្ស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវត្សcalf
2Sanskritवत्सa calf; the young of any animal, offspring,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwatsásyearling calf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwots-ó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

via Khmer បៀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបៀplaying card
2Chinese牌—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wétos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s →