Where does “សទ្ធា” come from?
សទ្ធា (Khmer) comes from Pali saddhā, from Sanskrit श्रद्धा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śraddʰáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćradᶻdʰáH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱred-dʰh₁-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱred dʰeh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
សទ្ធា (Khmer): faith
Ancestry of “សទ្ធា”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | saddhā | faith, confidence |
| 2 | Sanskrit | श्रद्धा | faith, trust, confidence, loyalty, belief in;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śraddʰáH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćradᶻdʰáH | belief, trust |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱred-dʰh₁-éh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱred dʰeh₁- | to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |