Where does “សារ” come from?

សារ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior, from Latin senex — old.

សារ (Khmer): message; letter; essence; quintessence; heart;...

Definitions

  1. message; letter; essence; quintessence; heart;...

Ancestry of “សារ”, step by step

សារ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसारcourse, motion; stretching out, extension;...
2EnglishSirAlternative letter-case form of sir; The titular...
3EnglishsireA lord, master, or other person in authority,...
4Middle EnglishsireUsed preceding the name or title of a knight,...
5Old Frenchsirenominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...
6Vulgar Latinseior
7Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
8Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
9Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

via Hindi साड़ी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसाड़ीsari
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻
3Sanskritशाटीstrip of cloth; sari
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “សារ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénosEvery word from Latin senexEvery word from Latin senior