Where does “ស៊ីប” come from?

ស៊ីប (Khmer) comes from French Chypre, from Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ស៊ីប (Khmer): target (on a firing range)

Definitions

target (on a firing range)

Ancestry of “ស៊ីប”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	Chypre	Cyprus
2	Latin	Cyprus	henna
3	Ancient Greek	Κύπρος	Cyprus
4	Ancient Greek	-ῐος	belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5	Proto-Indo-European	-yós	Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →