Where does “ខារ” come from?
ខារ (Khmer) comes from Pali khāra, from Sanskrit क्षर, from Sanskrit क्षर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.
ខារ (Khmer): to pull with a winch, to hoist, to drill
Definitions
- to pull with a winch, to hoist, to drill
Ancestry of “ខារ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | khāra | donkey |
| 2 | Sanskrit | क्षर | perishable |
| 3 | Sanskrit | क्षर् | to flow, melt, perish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰar- | to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰéreti | to flow, to melt |