Where does “សព្ទ” come from?

សព្ទ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit शब्द, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ — zander; any fish of the genus Sander.

សព្ទ (Khmer): sound, noise

Definitions

  1. sound, noise

Ancestry of “សព្ទ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
2Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
3Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
4Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander

Words derived from “សព្ទ”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic sadac →Every word from Finnish sadas →