Where does “ច្បារមន” come from?
ច្បារមន (Khmer) comes from Khmer មន, from Mon မန်, from Sanskrit मन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Ancestry of “ច្បារមន”, step by step
ច្បារមន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer មន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | មន | Mon (a Mon-Khmer-speaking ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand) |
| 2 | Mon | မန် | Mon |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मन्त्र | sacred text or speech; a prayer or song of praise... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *mántras | meditation, chanting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Khmer ច្បារ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ច្បារ | garden, plot, flowerbed; orchard; park |