Where does “កិច្ចសង្គ្រោះ” come from?

កិច្ចសង្គ្រោះ (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.

កិច្ចសង្គ្រោះ (Khmer): help, assistance

Definitions

  1. help, assistance

Ancestry of “កិច្ចសង្គ្រោះ”, step by step

កិច្ចសង្គ្រោះ 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 សង្គ្រោះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសង្គ្រោះto help, support, rescue, save; to resuscitate;...
2Sanskritसङ्ग्रहprotection, guardian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कृत्य
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