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

  1. action, act, deed, manual work; activity; karma

Ancestry of “កម្ម”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
2Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryankárma—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “កម្ម”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma →