Where does “ត្រៃបិដក” come from?

ត្រៃបិដក (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit त्रिपिटक, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

ត្រៃបិដក (Khmer): the Tripitaka

Definitions

  1. the Tripitaka

Ancestry of “ត្រៃបិដក”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्रिपिटकThree Baskets
2Sanskritत्रिthree
3Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →