Where does “កងពលតូច” come from?

កងពលតូច (Khmer) comes from Khmer កងពល, from Khmer ពល, from Pali bali, from Sanskrit बलि, from Sanskrit बलिन्, from Sanskrit बल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.

កងពលតូច (Khmer): brigade

Definitions

  1. brigade

Ancestry of “កងពលតូច”, step by step

កងពលតូច traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កងពល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកងពលmilitary unit, division
2Khmerពលstrength; force
3Palibalireligious offering; revenue; tax
4Sanskritबलिoffering, gift, oblation
5Sanskritबलिन्powerful, strong, mighty, stout, robust
6Sanskritबलpower, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;...
7Proto-Indo-Aryanbálas—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianbálasstrong, forceful
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength

via Khmer តូច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតូចto be little, small, tiny
2Proto-Mon-Khmer*ɗuuc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas →