Where does “សម” come from?
សម (Khmer) comes from Pali samā, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
សម (Khmer): fork; trident, gig; training, exercise
Definitions
- fork; trident, gig; training, exercise
Ancestry of “សម”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | samā | year; masculine/neuter ablative singular of sama;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम | same, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | samHás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |