Where does “ពាក្យស្លោក” come from?

ពាក្យស្លោក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ស្លោក, from Sanskrit श्लोक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śláwkas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ពាក្យស្លោក (Khmer): slogan

Definitions

  1. slogan

Ancestry of “ពាក្យស្លោក”, step by step

ពាក្យស្លោក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ស្លោក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្លោកto fade, wilt; to dry up; to lose face
2Sanskritश्लोकsound; noise, call, voice; praise, hymn of...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśláwkas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Khmer ពាក្យ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពាក្យword, term; utterance, expression, phrase; speech
2Sanskritवाक्यspeech, saying, assertion, statement, command,...
3Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śláwkas →