Where does “តុល” come from?

តុល (Khmer) comes from Pali tulā, from Sanskrit तुला, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

តុល (Khmer): scales, balance; equilibrium

Definitions

  1. scales, balance; equilibrium

Ancestry of “តុល”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palitulābeam or pole for balancing and carrying or...
2Sanskritतुलाbalance, scales; weight
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit तुला →Every word from Pali tulā →