Where does “ចេតិយ” come from?

ចេតិយ (Khmer) comes from Pali cetiya, from Sanskrit चैत्य, from Sanskrit चित्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

ចេតិយ (Khmer): shrine, chedi, stupa; sacred tree growing on a...

Definitions

  1. shrine, chedi, stupa; sacred tree growing on a...

Ancestry of “ចេតិយ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palicetiyamemorial; pagoda
2Sanskritचैत्यthe individual soul; a funeral monument or स्तूप​...
3Sanskritचित्API 1 P; comprehend
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt-Every word from Sanskrit चित्Every word from Sanskrit चैत्य