Where does “ហត្ថលេខា” come from?

ហត្ថលេខា (Khmer) comes from Khmer ហត្ថ, 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.

ហត្ថលេខា (Khmer): signature

Definitions

  1. signature

Ancestry of “ហត្ថលេខា”, step by step

ហត្ថលេខា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ហត្ថ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerហត្ថhand, arm; elephant’s trunk; lock of hair
2Palihatthahand
3Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
4Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Khmer លេខា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលេខាwriting; letter; script
2Palilekhāstreak, line; scratch; writing, inscription,...

Words derived from “ហត្ថលេខា”

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