Where does “កម្ម” come from?
កម្ម (Khmer) comes from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
កម្ម (Khmer): action, act, deed, manual work; activity; karma
Definitions
- action, act, deed, manual work; activity; karma
Ancestry of “កម្ម”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | kamma | doing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कर्मन् | act, action, performance, business; office,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kárma | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kárma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |