Where does “ធរណី” come from?

ធរណី (Khmer) comes from Pali dharaṇī, from Sanskrit धरणी, from Sanskrit धरण, from Sanskrit धृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

ធរណី (Khmer): earth, ground, land, soil, territory; country; world

Definitions

  1. earth, ground, land, soil, territory; country; world

Ancestry of “ធរណី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidharaṇīearth
2Sanskritधरणीbeam; line, row; rafter; earth
3Sanskritधरणbearing
4Sanskritधृto hold
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰar-to hold, carry; to bear, support
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “ធរណី”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar- →Every word from Sanskrit धृ →