Where does “កម្មវិធី” come from?

កម្មវិធី (Khmer) comes from Khmer កម្ម, 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.

កម្មវិធី (Khmer): program; schedule

Definitions

  1. program; schedule

Ancestry of “កម្មវិធី”, step by step

កម្មវិធី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កម្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកម្មaction, act, deed, manual work; activity; karma
2Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
3Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankárma—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Khmer វិធី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវិធី—

Words derived from “កម្មវិធី”

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