Where does “ជរា” come from?

ជរា (Khmer) comes from Pali jarā, from Sanskrit जरा, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

ជរា (Khmer): old age; senility

Definitions

  1. old age; senility

Ancestry of “ជរា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijarāold age; decrepitude; decay
2Sanskritजराold age
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit जरा →Every word from Pali jarā →