Where does “សម័យ” come from?

សម័យ (Khmer) comes from Pali samaya, from Sanskrit समय, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

សម័យ (Khmer): time, moment

Definitions

  1. time, moment

Ancestry of “សម័យ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisamayatime, occasion
2Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
3Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
4Sanskritआसto have been
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “សម័យ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →