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

  1. same, alike; equal; impartial

Ancestry of “ស្មើ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmerស្មេ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmersməʔ—
3Palisamāyear; masculine/neuter ablative singular of sama;...
4Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
5Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ស្មើ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →