Where does “សមរ” come from?
សមរ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit स्मर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan smarás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian smarás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
សមរ (Khmer): war, army, troops
Definitions
- war, army, troops
Ancestry of “សមរ”, step by step
សមរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit स्मर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | स्मर | memory, remembrance, recollection; loving... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | smarás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | smarás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mer- | to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to... |
via Pali samara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | samara | — |