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

  1. soldier, armed person

Ancestry of “អាវុធហត្ថ”, step by step

អាវុធហត្ថ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អាវុធ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាវុធweapon
2Paliāvudhaweapon
3Sanskritआयुधweapon
4Sanskritयुध्war, battle, fight, combat
5Proto-Indo-IranianHyawdʰ-to fight, to battle; to struggle
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyewdʰ-moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyuEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-