Where does “ស្មើ” come from?
ស្មើ (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer ស្មេ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer sməʔ, from Pali samā, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ស្មើ (Khmer): same, alike; equal; impartial
Definitions
- same, alike; equal; impartial
Ancestry of “ស្មើ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Khmer | ស្មេ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | sməʔ | — |
| 3 | Pali | samā | year; masculine/neuter ablative singular of sama;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सम | same, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | samHás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “ស្មើ”