Where does “សីហលោ” come from?

សីហលោ (Khmer) comes from Pali sīha, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

សីហលោ (Khmer): threat, menace (one of the four qualities of a qualified judge)

Definitions

  1. threat, menace (one of the four qualities of a qualified judge)

Ancestry of “សីហលោ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisīhalion
2Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
5Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →