Where does “ចន្ទគតិ” come from?
ចន្ទគតិ (Khmer) comes from Khmer គតិ, from Pali gati, from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
ចន្ទគតិ (Khmer): revolution of the moon
Definitions
- revolution of the moon
Ancestry of “ចន្ទគតិ”, step by step
ចន្ទគតិ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer គតិ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | គតិ | mind; spirit; thoughts |
| 2 | Pali | gati | course; destiny; career |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गति | going, moving, gait, deportment, motion in... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gátiš | going, motion |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḿ̥tis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via Khmer ចន្ទ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ចន្ទ | moon; the Moon |
| 2 | Pali | canda | moon |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चन्द्र | glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma) |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |