Where does “សូន្យ” come from?

សូន្យ (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer ឝូន្យ, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

សូន្យ (Khmer): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “សូន្យ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmerឝូន្យ—
2Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Old Khmer ឝូន្យ →
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