Where does “អាវុធហត្ថ” come from?
អាវុធហត្ថ (Khmer) comes from Khmer អាវុធ, from Pali āvudha, from Sanskrit आयुध, from Sanskrit युध्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyawdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
អាវុធហត្ថ (Khmer): soldier, armed person
Definitions
- soldier, armed person
Ancestry of “អាវុធហត្ថ”, step by step
អាវុធហត្ថ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer អាវុធ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អាវុធ | weapon |
| 2 | Pali | āvudha | weapon |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आयुध | weapon |
| 4 | Sanskrit | युध् | war, battle, fight, combat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hyawdʰ- | to fight, to battle; to struggle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyewdʰ- | moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |