Where does “ສາມາດ” come from?

ສາມາດ (Lao) comes from Pali samattha, from Sanskrit समर्थ, from Sanskrit अर्थ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

ສາມາດ (Lao): to be able, can

Definitions

to be able, can

Ancestry of “ສາມາດ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Pali	samattha	able, strong
2	Sanskrit	समर्थ	having a similar or suitable aim or object,...
3	Sanskrit	अर्थ	aim, purpose, meaning; advantage; profit
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hártʰam	affair, occurrence; object, thing; purpose
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ert-	earth
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁er-	earth

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam →