Where does “ស្នាដៃឯក” come from?

ស្នាដៃឯក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឯក, from Pali eka, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ស្នាដៃឯក (Khmer): masterpiece

Definitions

  1. masterpiece

Ancestry of “ស្នាដៃឯក”, step by step

ស្នាដៃឯក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឯក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឯកone; one person
2Paliekaone
3Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Khmer ស្នាដៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្នាដៃskill, craft
2Khmerស្នាcrossbow
3Proto-Mon-Khmersnaʔcrossbow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →