Where does “សត្យ” come from?

សត្យ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit सत्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsatyám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-n̥t-yós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

សត្យ (Khmer): truth

Definitions

  1. truth

Ancestry of “សត្យ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसत्यtrue, real, actual, genuine; sincere, honest,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHsatyám—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHsatyástrue, real; truth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-n̥t-yós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “សត្យ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-n̥t-yós →
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