Where does “ຄຳສັນຍາ” come from?

ຄຳສັນຍາ (Lao) comes from Lao ສັນຍາ, 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.

ຄຳສັນຍາ (Lao): promise

Definitions

  1. promise

Ancestry of “ຄຳສັນຍາ”, step by step

ຄຳສັນຍາ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສັນຍາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສັນຍາtreaty, contract; to promise
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 Lao ຄຳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຄຳword; speech; gold
2Proto-Taiɣamᴮnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →