Where does “អស្សាភរណ៍” come from?

អស្សាភរណ៍ (Khmer) comes from Pali assa, from Sanskrit अश्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háśwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

អស្សាភរណ៍ (Khmer): harness, harnessing

Definitions

  1. harness, harnessing

Ancestry of “អស្សាភរណ៍”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliassaa horse; masculine/neuter genitive/dative...
2Sanskritअश्वhorse, stallion; knight; the number "seven"
3Proto-Indo-AryanHáśwas—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas →