Where does “គុណ” come from?
គុណ (Khmer) comes from Pali guṇa, from Pali sikkhā, from Sanskrit शिक्षा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- — to learn.
គុណ (Khmer): to multiply, increase; progress; class, stage
Definitions
- to multiply, increase; progress; class, stage
Ancestry of “គុណ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | guṇa | string, cord; quality, attribute; especially a... |
| 2 | Pali | sikkhā | study, discipline; phonetics |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शिक्षा | learning, study; knowledge, art, skill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćikš- | to learn |