Where does “សូក្រាត” come from?

សូក្រាត (Khmer) comes from French Socrate, from Ancient Greek Σωκράτης, from Ancient Greek σῴζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

សូក្រាត (Khmer): Socrates

Definitions

  1. Socrates

Ancestry of “សូក្រាត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchSocrateSocrates (Greek philosopher)
2Ancient GreekΣωκράτηςSocrates
3Ancient GreekσῴζωI save
4Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
6Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -ίζω