Where does “សុធា” come from?

សុធា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit सुधा, from Sanskrit सु, from Proto-Indo-European saw-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

Ancestry of “សុធា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसुधा‘good drink’, the beverage of the gods, nectar;...
2Sanskritसु"'idem"; easy; good, fine, excellent; good, well
3Proto-Indo-Europeansaw-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →