Where does “គាថា” come from?

គាថា (Khmer) comes from Pali gāthā, from Sanskrit गाथा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH.

គាថា (Khmer): gatha; mantra or verse

Definitions

  1. gatha; mantra or verse

Ancestry of “គាថា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paligāthāverse, stanza
2Sanskritगाथाverse, stanza; the metrical part of a sūtra; name...
3Proto-Indo-AryangaHtʰáH—
4Proto-Indo-IraniangaHtʰáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH →Every word from Sanskrit गाथा →