Where does “ពេស្យា” come from?

ពេស្យា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit वेश्या, from Sanskrit वश, from Sanskrit वश्, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.

ពេស្យា (Khmer): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “ពេស្យា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवेश्याprostitute
2Sanskritवशwill, wish, desire; authority, power, control,...
3Sanskritवश्to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweḱ-to wish, to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit वश् →Every word from Sanskrit वश →