Where does “ស្យាម” come from?

ស្យាម (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit श्याम, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁mós — black, dark.

ស្យាម (Khmer): sky

Definitions

  1. sky

Ancestry of “ស្យាម”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्यामblack, dark-coloured, dark blue or brown or grey...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁mósblack, dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁mós →Every word from Sanskrit श्याम →