Where does “ស្នាយុ” come from?

ស្នាយុ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit स्नायु, from Sanskrit *स्नारु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáHwar, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

ស្នាយុ (Khmer): blood vessel

Definitions

  1. blood vessel

Ancestry of “ស្នាយុ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्नायुsinew, tendon; nerve, vein; ligament
2Sanskrit*स्नारु—
3Proto-Indo-AryansnáHwar—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáHwar →