Where does “គុណភាព” come from?
គុណភាព (Khmer) comes from Khmer គុណ, from Pali guṇa, from Pali sikkhā, from Sanskrit शिक्षा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- — to learn.
គុណភាព (Khmer): quality, property, characteristic
Definitions
- quality, property, characteristic
Ancestry of “គុណភាព”, step by step
គុណភាព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer គុណ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | គុណ | to multiply, increase; progress; class, stage |
| 2 | Pali | guṇa | string, cord; quality, attribute; especially a... |
| 3 | Pali | sikkhā | study, discipline; phonetics |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शिक्षा | learning, study; knowledge, art, skill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćikš- | to learn |
via Khmer ភាព
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ភាព | state (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, shape, nature, aspect |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भाव | becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |