Where does “ចក្រភព” come from?
ចក្រភព (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចក្រ, from Sanskrit चक्र, from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat — who.
ចក្រភព (Khmer): empire; kingdom
Definitions
- empire; kingdom
Ancestry of “ចក្រភព”, step by step
ចក្រភព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ចក្រ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ចក្រ | wheel, circle, cycle |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चक्र | the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp... |
| 3 | Pali | vatti | to say |
| 4 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 6 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |