Where does “សប” come from?

សប (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit सूप, from Sanskrit सु, from Proto-Indo-European saw-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

សប (Khmer): to compare (quality, skill), to test, to subject to an examination

Definitions

  1. to compare (quality, skill), to test, to subject to an examination

Ancestry of “សប”, step by step

សប traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सूप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसूपsoup, broth, sauce
2Sanskritसु"'idem"; easy; good, fine, excellent; good, well
3Proto-Indo-Europeansaw-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Old Swedish sūpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsūpato drink
2Old Norsesúpato sip, drink
3Proto-Germanicsūpanąto drink; sip; slurp; gulp
4Proto-Indo-European*sewb-—

via Thai สอบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสอบto examine; to subject to an examination or test;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →