Where does “កូនប្រុស” come from?

កូនប្រុស (Khmer) comes from Khmer ប្រុស, from Sanskrit पुरुष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.

កូនប្រុស (Khmer): son

Definitions

  1. son

Ancestry of “កូនប្រុស”, step by step

កូនប្រុស traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ប្រុស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រុសmale; to be male
2Sanskritपुरुषman, male, human being; person, officer,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*pŕ̥Hṣas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant

via Khmer កូន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកូនchild; offspring, progeny; person under the...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkuunchild
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas →Every word from Sanskrit पुरुष →