Where does “មូលសព្ទ” come from?

មូលសព្ទ (Khmer) comes from Khmer សព្ទ, from Sanskrit शब्द, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ — zander; any fish of the genus Sander.

មូលសព្ទ (Khmer): etymology, the origin and history of a particular word

Definitions

  1. etymology, the origin and history of a particular word

Ancestry of “មូលសព្ទ”, step by step

មូលសព្ទ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សព្ទ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសព្ទsound, noise
2Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
3Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
4Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
5Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander

via Khmer មូល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមូលround, spherical; whole, entire; compact, solid
2Palimūlaroot
3Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic sadac →Every word from Finnish sadas →