Where does “ក្សេត្រ” come from?

ក្សេត្រ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit क्षेत्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṭṣáytram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- — to cultivate; to settle; to live.

ក្សេត្រ (Khmer): (rice) field, farm

Definitions

  1. (rice) field, farm

Ancestry of “ក្សេត្រ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षेत्रland, soil, ground; field, cultivated area; area,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanṭṣáytram—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćšáytramland, region
4Proto-Indo-Europeantḱey-to cultivate; to settle; to live

Words derived from “ក្សេត្រ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćšáytram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṭṣáytram →