Where does “ដឹងគុណ” come from?
ដឹងគុណ (Khmer) comes from Khmer គុណ, from Pali guṇa, from Pali sikkhā, from Sanskrit शिक्षा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- — to learn.
ដឹងគុណ (Khmer): to be grateful
Definitions
- to be grateful
Ancestry of “ដឹងគុណ”, step by step
ដឹងគុណ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer គុណ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | គុណ | to multiply, increase; progress; class, stage |
| 2 | Pali | guṇa | string, cord; quality, attribute; especially a... |
| 3 | Pali | sikkhā | study, discipline; phonetics |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शिक्षा | learning, study; knowledge, art, skill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćikš- | to learn |
via Khmer ដឹង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ដឹង | to know (a fact), be aware of, be familiar with |