Where does “ស្មេ” come from?

ស្មេ (Old Khmer) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer sməʔ, from Pali samā, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “ស្មេ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmersməʔ—
2Palisamāyear; masculine/neuter ablative singular of sama;...
3Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
4Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ស្មេ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →