Where does “កិច្ចពិភាក្សា” come from?

កិច្ចពិភាក្សា (Khmer) comes from Khmer កិច្ច, from Pali kicca, from Sanskrit कृत्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

កិច្ចពិភាក្សា (Khmer): discussion, conference, deliberation, debate

Definitions

  1. discussion, conference, deliberation, debate

Ancestry of “កិច្ចពិភាក្សា”, step by step

កិច្ចពិភាក្សា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កិច្ច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកិច្ចact, deed; affair, matter; task, work
2Palikiccathat which ought to be done; duty, obligation;...
3Sanskritकृत्य‘to be done or performed’; practicable, feasible;...
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Khmer ពិភាក្សា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពិភាក្សាto discuss, to deliberate, to debate
2Sanskritविवक्षाquestion; doubt; etc
3Sanskrit-आfeminine suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कृत्य