Where does “ស្វរៈ” come from?

ស្វរៈ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit स्वर, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

ស្វរៈ (Khmer): vowel

Definitions

  1. vowel

Ancestry of “ស្វរៈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वरsound, noise; voice; a note
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Sanskrit स्वर →