Where does “អាហារសម្រន់” come from?

អាហារសម្រន់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer អាហារ, from Sanskrit आहार, from Sanskrit आहृ, from Sanskrit हृ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

អាហារសម្រន់ (Khmer): hors d'oeuvre, snack

Definitions

  1. hors d'oeuvre, snack

Ancestry of “អាហារសម្រន់”, step by step

អាហារសម្រន់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អាហារ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាហារfood, meal
2Sanskritआहारbringing near, procuring; being about to fetch,...
3Sanskritआहृto bring near, fetch
4Sanskritहृto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Khmer សម្រន់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសម្រន់to relieve, soothe, appease, calm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Sanskrit हृ →Every word from Sanskrit आहृ →