Where does “ឯវំ” come from?

ឯវំ (Khmer) comes from Pali evaṃ, from Sanskrit एवम्, from Sanskrit एव, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

ឯវំ (Khmer): thus, so, like this, in this way, in this manner, as mentioned above

Definitions

  1. thus, so, like this, in this way, in this manner, as mentioned above

Ancestry of “ឯវំ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palievaṃthus, so
2Sanskritएवम्thus, in this way, in such a manner, such; it is...
3Sanskritएवso, just so; indeed, truly; just, exactly, as;...
4Sanskritइto go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit एव →