Where does “ទស្សនវិទូ” come from?

ទស្សនវិទូ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទស្សន, from Pali dassana, from Sanskrit दर्शन, from Sanskrit दृश्, from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- — to see.

ទស្សនវិទូ (Khmer): philosopher

Definitions

  1. philosopher

Ancestry of “ទស្សនវិទូ”, step by step

ទស្សនវិទូ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទស្សន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទស្សនperception, view, point of view, opinion
2Palidassanaseeing, looking, sight; intuition; insight
3Sanskritदर्शनphilosophy, philosophical system, doctrine;...
4Sanskritदृश्see, look
5Proto-Indo-Europeanderḱ-to see

via Khmer វិទូ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវិទូwise, intelligent, scholarly, erudite, skillful;...
2Palividūknowing, wise, skilled in
3Sanskritविदुwise, intelligent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit दृश् →Every word from Sanskrit दर्शन →