Where does “ទារុណ” come from?

ទារុណ (Khmer) comes from Pali dāruṇa, from Sanskrit दारुण, from Sanskrit दारु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dā́ru.

ទារុណ (Khmer): cruel, ferocious, savage

Definitions

  1. cruel, ferocious, savage

Ancestry of “ទារុណ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidāruṇastrong, firm, severe
2Sanskritदारुणhard, harsh (antonym of mṛdú)
3Sanskritदारुpiece of wood, wood, timber; bursting, breaking,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*dā́ru—

Words derived from “ទារុណ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dā́ru →Every word from Sanskrit दारु →Every word from Sanskrit दारुण →