Where does “ពាក្យសន្យា” come from?
ពាក្យសន្យា (Khmer) comes from Khmer សន្យា, from Thai สัญญา, from Pali saññā, from Sanskrit संज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
ពាក្យសន្យា (Khmer): promise
Definitions
- promise
Ancestry of “ពាក្យសន្យា”, step by step
ពាក្យសន្យា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer សន្យា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សន្យា | to promise, agree, pledge |
| 2 | Thai | สัญญา | sign: mark, symbol; emblem, token; signal,... |
| 3 | Pali | saññā | awareness |
| 4 | Sanskrit | संज्ञा | to agree together, be of the same opinion, be in... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ज्ञा | to know |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́naH- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰnaH- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |