Where does “ສູນ” come from?

ສູນ (Lao) comes from Pali suñña, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

ສູນ (Lao): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “ສູນ”, step by step

ສູນ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali suñña

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisuññaempty; void
2Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

via Old Khmer ឝូន្យ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmerឝូន្យ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Pali suñña →