Where does “វាទ” come from?

វាទ (Khmer) comes from Pali vāda, from Sanskrit वाद, from Sanskrit वद्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH-.

វាទ (Khmer): words, speech, doctrine

Definitions

  1. words, speech, doctrine

Ancestry of “វាទ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivādaspeech, talk; theory, doctrine; dispute
2Sanskritवादspeaking, saying; making sound, playing an...
3Sanskritवद्to speak; API 10 U
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂wedH-—

Words derived from “វាទ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH- →Every word from Sanskrit वद् →Every word from Sanskrit वाद →