Where does “ឃាតករ” come from?

ឃាតករ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ករ, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ឃាតករ (Khmer): killer, murderer, assassin

Definitions

  1. killer, murderer, assassin

Ancestry of “ឃាតករ”, step by step

ឃាតករ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ករ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerករindicates the agent or doer of an action
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Khmer ឃាត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឃាតto kill
2Sanskritघातa blow, bruise; slaying, killing; injuring,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →