Where does “បញ្ជីជាតិ” come from?

បញ្ជីជាតិ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជាតិ, from Pali jāti, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

បញ្ជីជាតិ (Khmer): birth certificate

Definitions

  1. birth certificate

Ancestry of “បញ្ជីជាតិ”, step by step

បញ្ជីជាតិ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជាតិ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជាតិrace; nationality, nation; birth, incarnation,...
2Palijātibirth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste
3Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Khmer បញ្ជី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបញ្ជីlist, chart, record book, register
2Sanskritपञ्जीcotton ball (from which thread is spun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tisEvery word from Sanskrit जाति