Where does “សុន្ទរកថា” come from?

សុន្ទរកថា (Khmer) comes from Khmer សុន្ទរ, from Pali sundara, from Sanskrit सुन्दर, from Sanskrit sūnra-, from Sanskrit सूनर — possessing vital strength, mighty, prosperous,...

Ancestry of “សុន្ទរកថា”, step by step

សុន្ទរកថា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សុន្ទរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសុន្ទរbeautiful, superb, eloquent
2Palisundarabeautiful; good; nice; well
3Sanskritसुन्दरbeautiful, handsome, lovely, charming; noble;...
4Sanskritsūnra-
5Sanskritसूनरpossessing vital strength, mighty, prosperous,...

via Khmer កថា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកថាspeech
2Palikathāspeech, story, talk
3Sanskritकथाstory
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH
Every word from Sanskrit सूनरEvery word from Sanskrit sūnra-Every word from Sanskrit सुन्दर