Where does “គ្រាប់ពូជ” come from?

គ្រាប់ពូជ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពូជ, from Pali bīja, from Sanskrit बीज, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bíHȷ́am — seed; semen.

គ្រាប់ពូជ (Khmer): seed

Definitions

  1. seed

Ancestry of “គ្រាប់ពូជ”, step by step

គ្រាប់ពូជ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពូជ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពូជrace; species
2Palibījaseed, germ
3Sanskritबीजseed; semen; grain
4Proto-Indo-IranianbíHȷ́amseed; semen

via Khmer គ្រាប់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគ្រាប់grain, pit, seed, nut, pellet; pill, tablet;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɡrapseed
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bíHȷ́am →Every word from Sanskrit बीज →Every word from Pali bīja →