Where does “សញ្ញាប័ត្រ” come from?

សញ្ញាប័ត្រ (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.

សញ្ញាប័ត្រ (Khmer): certificate, diploma

Definitions

  1. certificate, diploma

Ancestry of “សញ្ញាប័ត្រ”, step by step

សញ្ញាប័ត្រ 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 ប័ត្រ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប័ត្រcard; note; ticket, coupon
2Sanskritपत्रcard; leaf; paper; etc
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →