Where does “សេនា” come from?

សេនា (Khmer) comes from Pali senā, from Sanskrit श्येन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaynás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱy-ey-nó-s.

សេនា (Khmer): officer, commander

Definitions

  1. officer, commander

Ancestry of “សេនា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisenāarmy
2Sanskritश्येनa hawk, falcon or eagle; The name of a divine...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćyaynásfalcon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱy-ey-nó-s—

Words derived from “សេនា”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱy-ey-nó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaynás →Every word from Sanskrit श्येन →