Where does “ឧទានសញ្ញា” come from?

ឧទានសញ្ញា (Khmer) comes from Khmer សញ្ញា, from Pali saññā, from Sanskrit संज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

ឧទានសញ្ញា (Khmer): exclamation mark

Definitions

  1. exclamation mark

Ancestry of “ឧទានសញ្ញា”, step by step

ឧទានសញ្ញា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សញ្ញា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសញ្ញាsign (flat object with written message)
2Palisaññāawareness
3Sanskritसंज्ञाto agree together, be of the same opinion, be in...
4Sanskritज्ञाto know
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Khmer ឧទាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឧទានshouting; exclamation
2Paliudāna—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →