Where does “រស្សសញ្ញា” come from?

រស្សសញ្ញា (Khmer) comes from Khmer សញ្ញា, from Pali saññā, from Sanskrit संज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “រស្សសញ្ញា”, step by step

រស្សសញ្ញា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សញ្ញា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសញ្ញាsign (flat object with written message)
2Palisaññāawareness
3Sanskritसंज्ञाto agree together, be of the same opinion, be in...
4Sanskritज्ञाto know
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Khmer រស្ស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរស្សdwarf; pygmy
2Palirassashort; genitive/dative singular of ra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →