Where does “ទារុណកម្ម” come from?

ទារុណកម្ម (Khmer) comes from Khmer កម្ម, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ទារុណកម្ម (Khmer): cruelty, cruel actions, torture

Definitions

  1. cruelty, cruel actions, torture

Ancestry of “ទារុណកម្ម”, step by step

ទារុណកម្ម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កម្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកម្មaction, act, deed, manual work; activity; karma
2Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
3Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankárma
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Khmer ទារុណ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទារុណcruel, ferocious, savage
2Palidāruṇastrong, firm, severe
3Sanskritदारुणhard, harsh (antonym of mṛdú)
4Sanskritदारुpiece of wood, wood, timber; bursting, breaking,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryan*dā́ru
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma
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