Where does “គ្រូពេទ្យ” come from?

គ្រូពេទ្យ (Khmer) comes from Khmer គ្រូ, from Old Khmer គុរុ, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

គ្រូពេទ្យ (Khmer): medical doctor

Definitions

  1. medical doctor

Ancestry of “គ្រូពេទ្យ”, step by step

គ្រូពេទ្យ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer គ្រូ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគ្រូteacher
2Old Khmerគុរុteacher, pedagogue; spiritual preceptor
3Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
4Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Khmer ពេទ្យ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពេទ្យdoctor; physician
2Sanskritवैद्यdoctor; physician
3Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →