Where does “ធម្មជាតិ” come from?
ធម្មជាតិ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជាតិ, from Pali jāti, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
ធម្មជាតិ (Khmer): nature, the natural world, natural forces
Definitions
- nature, the natural world, natural forces
Ancestry of “ធម្មជាតិ”, step by step
ធម្មជាតិ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ជាតិ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជាតិ | race; nationality, nation; birth, incarnation,... |
| 2 | Pali | jāti | birth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जाति | birth, production; rebirth; the form of existence... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |