Where does “ប្រាសាទ” come from?

ប្រាសាទ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit प्रासाद, from Sanskrit प्रसद्, from Sanskrit सद्, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

ប្រាសាទ (Khmer): ancient temple, monument, ruins; fortress; tower

Definitions

  1. ancient temple, monument, ruins; fortress; tower

Ancestry of “ប្រាសាទ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रासादa lofty seat or platform for spectators, terrace;...
2Sanskritप्रसद्to fall into the power of
3Sanskritसद्to sit down
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Sanskrit सद् →Every word from Sanskrit प्रसद् →