Where does “សេតវិមាន” come from?

សេតវិមាន (Khmer) comes from Khmer សេត, from Sanskrit श्वेत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós — white; bright; shine.

សេតវិមាន (Khmer): White House

Definitions

  1. White House

Ancestry of “សេតវិមាន”, step by step

សេតវិមាន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សេត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសេតwhite
2Sanskritश्वेतwhite, bright, dressed in white
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwaytáswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytóswhite; bright; shine

via Khmer វិមាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវិមានmonument; memorial
2Palivimānadivine mansion; palace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás →Every word from Sanskrit श्वेत →