Where does “បច្ឆិមទិស” come from?
បច្ឆិមទិស (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទស, from Pali disa, from Pali māna, from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
បច្ឆិមទិស (Khmer): the west
Definitions
- the west
Ancestry of “បច្ឆិមទិស”, step by step
បច្ឆិមទិស traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ទស
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ទស | ten; Previous: ប្រាំបួន or ៩; Next: ដប់មួយ or... |
| 2 | Pali | disa | enemy |
| 3 | Pali | māna | pride; conceit |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion; notion; conception; idea |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |