Where does “ស្ថាប័ន” come from?

ស្ថាប័ន (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit स्थापन, from Sanskrit स्थापयति, from Sanskrit स्था, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

ស្ថាប័ន (Khmer): institution, establishment

Definitions

  1. institution, establishment

Ancestry of “ស្ថាប័ន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्थापनcausing to stand etc; maintaining, preserving;...
2Sanskritस्थापयतिto cause to stand, place, locate, set, lay, fix, station, establish, found, institute
3Sanskritस्थाto stand, station oneself, take up a position on;...
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit स्था →Every word from Sanskrit स्थापयति →