Where does “ស” come from?
ស (Khmer) comes from Chinese 蘇, from English Sue, from Middle English seuen, from Anglo-Norman suer, from Old French sivre, from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr — to follow; to see; to say.
ស (Khmer): white
Definitions
- white
Ancestry of “ស”, step by step
ស traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 蘇
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 蘇 | — |
| 2 | English | Sue | A Mary Sue |
| 3 | Middle English | seuen | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | suer | nominative singular of seror; to dry |
| 5 | Old French | sivre | to follow |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | sequere | to follow; second-person singular future active... |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Vietnamese su su
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | su su | chayote |
| 2 | French | chouchou | term of endearment; blue-eyed boy, teacher's pet;... |
| 3 | French | chou | cabbage; baby, darling, sweetheart; cute,... |
| 4 | Old French | chous | — |
| 5 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |