Where does “សវនៈ” come from?

សវនៈ (Khmer) comes from Pali Sāvaṇa, from Sanskrit श्रवण, from Sanskrit श्रु, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlu-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

សវនៈ (Khmer): listening, hearing, ear

Definitions

  1. listening, hearing, ear

Ancestry of “សវនៈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PaliSāvaṇa(~māsa) the month of Shraavana, corresponding to July-August
2Sanskritश्रवणlimping, lame; the act of hearing; that which is...
3Sanskritश्रुto listen, hear; learn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “សវនៈ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlu- →