Where does “សូរសំឡេង” come from?

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

សូរសំឡេង (Khmer): sound, voice

Definitions

  1. sound, voice

Ancestry of “សូរសំឡេង”, step by step

សូរសំឡេង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សូរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសូរsound; voice; noise
2Palisūravaliant; courageous; sun
3Sanskritसूरthe Sun; Calotropis gigantea; a wise or learned...
4Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Khmer សំឡេង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសំឡេងvoice, sound; vote
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHarEvery word from Sanskrit स्वर्