Where does “សោភ័ណវិទ្យា” come from?
សោភ័ណវិទ្យា (Khmer) comes from Khmer វិទ្យា, from Sanskrit विद्या, from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.
សោភ័ណវិទ្យា (Khmer): aesthetics
Ancestry of “សោភ័ណវិទ្យា”, step by step
សោភ័ណវិទ្យា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer វិទ្យា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | វិទ្យា | knowledge, learning, science, -logy; subject,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विद्या | knowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |
via Khmer សោភ័ណ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សោភ័ណ | to be beautiful, handsome |
| 2 | Pali | sobhaṇa | — |