Where does “គេហ៍” come from?

គេហ៍ (Khmer) comes from Pali geha, from Sanskrit गेह, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

គេហ៍ (Khmer): owner of a house

Definitions

  1. owner of a house

Ancestry of “គេហ៍”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paligehahouse
2Sanskritगेहhouse; home; residence; dwelling
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

Words derived from “គេហ៍

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃-Every word from Sanskrit गेहEvery word from Pali geha