Where does “ហាសវត្ថុ” come from?
ហាសវត្ថុ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ហាស, from Pali hāsa, from Sanskrit हास, from Sanskrit हस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰas- — to laugh.
ហាសវត្ថុ (Khmer): joke, funny story
Ancestry of “ហាសវត្ថុ”, step by step
ហាសវត្ថុ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ហាស
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ហាស | laughter; merriment |
| 2 | Pali | hāsa | laughter |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हास | laughing, laughter, mirth; mocking, derision; a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हस् | laugh, smile |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰas- | to laugh |
via Khmer វត្ថុ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | វត្ថុ | substance, matter, object, thing, property,... |
| 2 | Pali | vatthu | object; thing; reason; ground; story |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वस्तु | a thing; any really existing or abiding substance... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वास्तु॑ | — |