Where does “ស្នើសុំ” come from?

ស្នើសុំ (Khmer) comes from Khmer សុំ, from Angkorian Old Khmer svaṃ.

ស្នើសុំ (Khmer): to ask for, to demand

Definitions

  1. to ask for, to demand

Ancestry of “ស្នើសុំ”, step by step

ស្នើសុំ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សុំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសុំto ask (for), beg, request, demand
2Angkorian Old Khmersvaṃ—

via Khmer ស្នើ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្នើto request
Every word from Angkorian Old Khmer svaṃ →Every word from Khmer សុំ →