Where does “កម្ពុជរដ្ឋ” come from?
កម្ពុជរដ្ឋ (Khmer) comes from Khmer រដ្ឋ, from Pali raṭṭha, from Sanskrit राष्ट्र, from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र — King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas.
Ancestry of “កម្ពុជរដ្ឋ”, step by step
កម្ពុជរដ្ឋ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer រដ្ឋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រដ្ឋ | state, nation, country; population, people of a... |
| 2 | Pali | raṭṭha | country, reign, kingdom |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राष्ट्र | a kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country |
| 4 | Sanskrit | धृतराष्ट्र | King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas |