Where does “វចន” come from?

វចន (Khmer) comes from Pali vacana, from Sanskrit वचन, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

វចន (Khmer): utterance; speech; words

Definitions

  1. utterance; speech; words

Ancestry of “វចន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivacanautterance
2Sanskritवचनspeaking; eloquent; speaking, utterance
3Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “វចន”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वचन →
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