Where does “ហត្ថ” come from?

ហត្ថ (Khmer) comes from Pali hattha, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

ហត្ថ (Khmer): hand, arm; elephant’s trunk; lock of hair

Definitions

  1. hand, arm; elephant’s trunk; lock of hair

Ancestry of “ហត្ថ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palihatthahand
2Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “ហត្ថ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →