Where does “ឃាត” come from?

ឃាត (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit घात, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

ឃាត (Khmer): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “ឃាត”, step by step

ឃាត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit घात

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघातa blow, bruise; slaying, killing; injuring,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Pali ghāta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palighātadestruction; killing; slaughter; killing

Words derived from “ឃាត”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Sanskrit घात →