Where does “សុគត” come from?

សុគត (Khmer) comes from Pali sugata, from Pali su, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

សុគត (Khmer): to die (of Buddhist monks), to have attained the realm of bliss, happy after-life

Definitions

  1. to die (of Buddhist monks), to have attained the realm of bliss, happy after-life

Ancestry of “សុគត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisugatawell-gone; faring well; happy
2Palisugood; well
3Sanskritसु-good, well
4Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Sanskrit सु- →
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