Where does “ឥស្សា” come from?

ឥស្សា (Khmer) comes from Pali issā, from Sanskrit ऋक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hŕ̥ṭṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

ឥស្សា (Khmer): jealousy, envy, anger

Definitions

  1. jealousy, envy, anger

Ancestry of “ឥស្សា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliissājealousy
2Sanskritऋक्षa bear; a species of ape; "Oroxylum indicum"
3Proto-Indo-AryanHŕ̥ṭṣasbear
4Proto-Indo-IranianHŕ̥ćšasbear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas →