Where does “ស្វ័យ” come from?

ស្វ័យ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit स्वयम्, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

ស្វ័យ (Khmer): auto-, self-, autonomous, automatic

Definitions

  1. auto-, self-, autonomous, automatic

Ancestry of “ស្វ័យ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वयम्self, one's self; of or by one's self...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “ស្វ័យ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Sanskrit स्वयम् →