Where does “សូរ” come from?

សូរ (Khmer) comes from Pali sūra, from Sanskrit सूर, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

សូរ (Khmer): sound; voice; noise

Definitions

  1. sound; voice; noise

Ancestry of “សូរ”, step by step

សូរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali sūra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisūravaliant; courageous; sun
2Sanskritसूरthe Sun; Calotropis gigantea; a wise or learned...
3Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
4Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Sanskrit स्वर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वरsound, noise; voice; a note
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “សូរ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar →Every word from Sanskrit स्वर् →