Where does “ស្នេហា” come from?

ស្នេហា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit स्नेह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

ស្នេហា (Khmer): to love

Definitions

  1. to love

Ancestry of “ស្នេហា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्नेहoiliness, unctuousness, fattiness, greasiness,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryansnáyźʰas—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansnáyǰʰas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “ស្នេហា”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian snáyǰʰas →
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