Where does “សង្ឃ” come from?

សង្ឃ (Khmer) comes from Pali saṅgha, from Sanskrit सङ्घ, from Sanskrit हन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰan-.

សង្ឃ (Khmer): official brotherhood of Buddhist monks

Definitions

  1. official brotherhood of Buddhist monks

Ancestry of “សង្ឃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisaṅghamultitude, assemblage of people; sangha
2Sanskritसङ्घassembly; association; group
3Sanskritहन्killing, striking, slaying; to strike, beat; to...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰan-—

Words derived from “សង្ឃ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰan- →Every word from Sanskrit हन् →Every word from Sanskrit सङ्घ →