Where does “កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង” come from?

កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង (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.

កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង (Khmer): agreement; understanding

Definitions

  1. agreement; understanding

Ancestry of “កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង”, step by step

កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង 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 ព្រមព្រៀង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រមព្រៀងto agree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कृत्य