Where does “សុណិសា” come from?

សុណិសា (Khmer) comes from Pali suṇisā, from Sanskrit स्नुषा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan snuṣáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snušáH, from Proto-Indo-European snusós — daughter-in-law.

សុណិសា (Khmer): daughter-in-law

Definitions

  1. daughter-in-law

Ancestry of “សុណិសា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisuṇisādaughter-in-law
2Sanskritस्नुषाdaughter-in-law
3Proto-Indo-AryansnuṣáH—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*snušáHdaughter-in-law
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnusósdaughter-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snušáH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan snuṣáH →
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