Where does “សន្យា” come from?

សន្យា (Khmer) comes from Thai สัญญา, 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.

សន្យា (Khmer): to promise, agree, pledge

Definitions

  1. to promise, agree, pledge

Ancestry of “សន្យា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสัญญาsign: mark, symbol; emblem, token; signal,...
2Palisaññāawareness
3Sanskritसंज्ञाto agree together, be of the same opinion, be in...
4Sanskritज्ञाto know
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “សន្យា”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →