Where does “ធូលី” come from?
ធូលី (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer ធូលី, from Sanskrit धूलि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂lis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
ធូលី (Khmer): dust; a measure of length
Definitions
- dust; a measure of length
Ancestry of “ធូលី”, step by step
ធូលី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Khmer ធូលី
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Khmer | ធូលី | dust |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धूलि | dust, powder, pollen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dʰuHliṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰuHliš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂lis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Pali dhūli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | dhūli | dust |