Where does “សាសនវិទ្យា” come from?
សាសនវិទ្យា (Khmer) comes from Khmer សាសន, from Irish Sasana, from Old Irish Saxain, from Latin Saxō, from French saxophone, from French -phone, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́.
សាសនវិទ្យា (Khmer): theology
Definitions
- theology
Ancestry of “សាសនវិទ្យា”, step by step
សាសនវិទ្យា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer សាសន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សាសន | religion |
| 2 | Irish | Sasana | England |
| 3 | Old Irish | Saxain | Saxons, England; Saxons; England |
| 4 | Latin | Saxō | A person from the Germanic tribal community of the Saxons |
| 5 | French | saxophone | saxophone; first-person singular present... |
| 6 | French | -phone | speaker of a specific language; something that... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |