Where does “នគរបាល” come from?

នគរបាល (Khmer) comes from Khmer នគរ, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

នគរបាល (Khmer): police

Definitions

  1. police

Ancestry of “នគរបាល”, step by step

នគរបាល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer នគរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerនគរkingdom
2Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
3Sanskritगरmountain, top
4Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
5Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Khmer បាល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបាលguardian, keeper, officer mainly used in composition
2Palipālakeeper, guardian, protector
3Sanskritपालguard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of...
4Sanskritपालयतिto protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →