Where does “សាវា” come from?

សាវា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit शाव, from Sanskrit शव, from Proto-Dravidian *caH- — to die.

សាវា (Khmer): to be capricious, fickle, changeable; licentious, dissolute, dissipated

Definitions

  1. to be capricious, fickle, changeable; licentious, dissolute, dissipated

Ancestry of “សាវា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशावthe young one of an animal; cadaverous, relating...
2Sanskritशवa corpse, dead body; corpse, dead body
3Proto-Dravidian*caH-to die
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *caH- →Every word from Sanskrit शव →Every word from Sanskrit शाव →