Where does “សុរាមត្ត” come from?
សុរាមត្ត (Khmer) comes from Khmer សុរា, from Pali surā, from Sanskrit सुरा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan súraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súraH, from Proto-Indo-European sūl — thick liquid.
សុរាមត្ត (Khmer): drunk, drunkard
Definitions
- drunk, drunkard
Ancestry of “សុរាមត្ត”, step by step
សុរាមត្ត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer សុរា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សុរា | liquor, alcohol |
| 2 | Pali | surā | distilled liquor |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सुरा | wine, spirituous liquor |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | súraH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | súraH | wine, liquor, alcohol; any fermented drink, milk,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sūl | thick liquid |
via Khmer មត្ត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | មត្ត | found in Indic compounds only enthusiast, showing a leaning for, a taste for, an obsession for |
| 2 | Pali | mattā | intoxicated |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मत्त | intoxicated, drunk, inebriated; in rut, furious;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | matˢtás | drunk, intoxicated |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |