Where does “អព្យយសព្ទ” come from?

អព្យយសព្ទ (Khmer) comes from Khmer អព្យយ, from Sanskrit अव्यय, from Sanskrit अवि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háwiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

អព្យយសព្ទ (Khmer): particle, indeclinable word

Definitions

  1. particle, indeclinable word

Ancestry of “អព្យយសព្ទ”, step by step

អព្យយសព្ទ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អព្យយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអព្យយparticle; indeclinable word
2Sanskritअव्ययOf or pertaining to sheep; an indeclinable word,...
3Sanskritअविsheep; the woollen soma strainer; protector, lord
4Proto-Indo-AryanHáwiṣ—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáwišsheep; bird
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep

via Khmer សព្ទ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសព្ទsound, noise
2Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
3Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
4Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
5Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háwiṣ →