Where does “ក្សេត្រវិទ្យា” come from?

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

ក្សេត្រវិទ្យា (Khmer): agronomy

Definitions

  1. agronomy

Ancestry of “ក្សេត្រវិទ្យា”, step by step

ក្សេត្រវិទ្យា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ក្សេត្រ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្សេត្រ(rice) field, farm
2Sanskritक्षेत्रland, soil, ground; field, cultivated area; area,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanṭṣáytram—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćšáytramland, region
5Proto-Indo-Europeantḱey-to cultivate; to settle; to live

via Khmer វិទ្យា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវិទ្យាknowledge, learning, science, -logy; subject,...
2Sanskritविद्याknowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an...
3Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
4Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćšáytram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṭṣáytram →