Where does “នីតិបុគ្គល” come from?

នីតិបុគ្គល (Khmer) comes from Khmer បុគ្គល, from Pali puggala, from Sanskrit पुद्गल, from Sanskrit पुष्कल, from Sanskrit पुष्, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews-.

នីតិបុគ្គល (Khmer): legislator

Definitions

  1. legislator

Ancestry of “នីតិបុគ្គល”, step by step

នីតិបុគ្គល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បុគ្គល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបុគ្គលindividual; person
2Palipuggalaindividual; person
3Sanskritपुद्गलthe body; the soul
4Sanskritपुष्कलmuch, many, numerous, copious, abundant
5Sanskritपुष्to be nourished, to thrive, flourish, prosper
6Proto-Indo-European*(h₃)pews-—

via Khmer នីតិ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerនីតិlaw; rule
2Palinītilaw, guidance
3Sanskritनीतिleading, bringing, guidance; conduct, behaviour;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews- →Every word from Sanskrit पुष् →Every word from Sanskrit पुष्कल →