Where does “ជាតិ” come from?

ជាតិ (Khmer) comes from Pali jāti, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ជាតិ (Khmer): race; nationality, nation; birth, incarnation,...

Definitions

  1. race; nationality, nation; birth, incarnation,...

Ancestry of “ជាតិ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijātibirth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste
2Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “ជាតិ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Sanskrit जाति →