Where does “កិរ្តិ៍” come from?

កិរ្តិ៍ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit कीर्ति, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

កិរ្តិ៍ (Khmer): glory, fame, reputation

Definitions

  1. glory, fame, reputation

Ancestry of “កិរ្តិ៍”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकीर्तिmention, making mention of, speech, report; good...
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कीर्ति →
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