Where does “សីត” come from?

សីត (Khmer) comes from Pali sītala, from Sanskrit शीतल, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

សីត (Khmer): to be cold

Definitions

  1. to be cold

Ancestry of “សីត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisītalacold, cool
2Sanskritशीतल—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “សីត”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Sanskrit शीतल →Every word from Pali sītala →