Where does “ສະສາ” come from?

ສະສາ (Lao) comes from Bengali শসা, from Sanskrit शस्य, from Sanskrit सस्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sasás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)h₁es-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

ສະສາ (Lao): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “ສະສາ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliশসাcucumber
2Sanskritशस्यcorn, grain
3Sanskritसस्यcorn, grain, fruit, crop of corn
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansasáscorn, herb, grass
5Proto-Indo-European(s)h₁es-harvest, crop, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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