Where does “ភាសា” come from?
ភាសា (Khmer) comes from Pali bhāsā, from Sanskrit भाषा, from Sanskrit भाष.
ភាសា (Khmer): language
Ancestry of “ភាសា”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | bhāsā | language; dialect |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भाषा | speech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भाष | — |
Words derived from “ភាសា”