Where does “សវនដ្ឋាន” come from?
សវនដ្ឋាន (Khmer) comes from Khmer ដ្ឋាន, from Pali ṭhāna, from Sanskrit स्तन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pstánas, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
សវនដ្ឋាន (Khmer): auditorium
Definitions
- auditorium
Ancestry of “សវនដ្ឋាន”, step by step
សវនដ្ឋាន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ដ្ឋាន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ដ្ឋាន | place |
| 2 | Pali | ṭhāna | place; state, -hood; reason |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्तन | the female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pstánas | breast; teat, nipple |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Khmer សវនៈ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សវនៈ | listening, hearing, ear |
| 2 | Pali | Sāvaṇa | (~māsa) the month of Shraavana, corresponding to July-August |
| 3 | Sanskrit | श्रवण | limping, lame; the act of hearing; that which is... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | श्रु | to listen, hear; learn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlu- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |