Where does “Xa-va-na-khẹt” come from?
Xa-va-na-khẹt (Vietnamese) comes from Lao ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ, from Lao ເຂດ, from Pali khetta, from Sanskrit क्षेत्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṭṣáytram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- — to cultivate; to settle; to live.
Ancestry of “Xa-va-na-khẹt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lao | ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ | — |
| 2 | Lao | ເຂດ | land; field; area, region, territory |
| 3 | Pali | khetta | field; place of production |
| 4 | Sanskrit | क्षेत्र | land, soil, ground; field, cultivated area; area,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ṭṣáytram | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćšáytram | land, region |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tḱey- | to cultivate; to settle; to live |