Where does “កិត្តិយស” come from?

កិត្តិយស (Khmer) comes from Khmer យស, from Sanskrit यश, from Sanskrit यशस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáćas, from Proto-Indo-European yékos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

កិត្តិយស (Khmer): honor

Definitions

  1. honor

Ancestry of “កិត្តិយស”, step by step

កិត្តិយស traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer យស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយសhonor; fame; glory; rank
2Sanskritयशfame; honour
3Sanskritयशस्glory, fame, renown; honor; beautiful appearance,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanyáśas—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianyáćasglory, fame, renown; dignity, honor
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyékos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Khmer កិត្តិ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកិត្តិhonor, reputation, fame
2Palikittifame; renown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yékos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáćas →