Where does “ធម៌” come from?

ធម៌ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

ធម៌ (Khmer): behaviour; character; dharma

Definitions

  1. behaviour; character; dharma

Ancestry of “ធម៌”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “ធម៌”

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