Where does “ពិស” come from?

ពិស (Khmer) comes from Pali visa, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

ពិស (Khmer): poison, toxin, venom; infection; disease

Definitions

  1. poison, toxin, venom; infection; disease

Ancestry of “ពិស”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivisapoison; venom
2Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “ពិស”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás →