Where does “សភា” come from?

សភា (Khmer) comes from Pali sabhā, from Sanskrit सभा, from Sanskrit -एय — forms adjectives from nouns, often with patronymic/matronymic value.

សភា (Khmer): assembly, council, parliament, legislative body

Definitions

  1. assembly, council, parliament, legislative body

Ancestry of “សភា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisabhāassembly; congregation; convention; etc
2Sanskritसभाan assembly, congregation, meeting, council,...
3Sanskrit-एयforms adjectives from nouns, often with patronymic/matronymic value

Words derived from “សភា”

Every word from Sanskrit -एय →Every word from Sanskrit सभा →Every word from Pali sabhā →