Where does “ធនប័ត្រ” come from?

ធនប័ត្រ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ធន, from Pali dhanu, from Sanskrit धनुस् — a bow.

ធនប័ត្រ (Khmer): banknote

Definitions

  1. banknote

Ancestry of “ធនប័ត្រ”, step by step

ធនប័ត្រ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ធន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerធនwealth; riches; capital
2Palidhanubow
3Sanskritधनुस्a bow

via Khmer ប័ត្រ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប័ត្រcard; note; ticket, coupon
2Sanskritपत्रcard; leaf; paper; etc
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