Where does “សប្ប” come from?

សប្ប (Khmer) comes from Pali sappa, from Sanskrit सर्प, from Sanskrit सृप्, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

សប្ប (Khmer): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “សប្ប”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisappasnake
2Sanskritसर्पcreeping, crawling, stealing along; a snake,...
3Sanskritसृप्to creep, crawl, glide, slink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Sanskrit सृप् →Every word from Sanskrit सर्प →