Where does “សមុទ្ទ” come from?

សមុទ្ទ (Khmer) comes from Pali samudda, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

សមុទ្ទ (Khmer): sea, ocean

Definitions

  1. sea, ocean

Ancestry of “សមុទ្ទ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisamuddathe ocean, a large body of water; a large...
2Sanskritसमुद्रthe sea; ocean
3Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit सम्- →Every word from Sanskrit समुद्र →