Where does “ប្រាសាទ” come from?
ប្រាសាទ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit प्रासाद, from Sanskrit प्रसद्, from Sanskrit सद्, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
ប្រាសាទ (Khmer): ancient temple, monument, ruins; fortress; tower
Definitions
- ancient temple, monument, ruins; fortress; tower
Ancestry of “ប្រាសាទ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रासाद | a lofty seat or platform for spectators, terrace;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रसद् | to fall into the power of |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सद् | to sit down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |