Where does “បឋមសិលា” come from?

បឋមសិលា (Khmer) comes from Khmer បឋម, from Pali paṭhama, from Sanskrit प्रथम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pratʰamás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pratamás, from Proto-Indo-European pro-tm̥mós, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

បឋមសិលា (Khmer): groundbreaking (ceremony)

Definitions

  1. groundbreaking (ceremony)

Ancestry of “បឋមសិលា”, step by step

បឋមសិលា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បឋម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបឋមprimary, first, foremost
2Palipaṭhamafirst; primary, first; foremost
3Sanskritप्रथमforemost, first; earliest, primary, original,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpratʰamás
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpratamásfirst
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-tm̥mós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Khmer សិលា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសិលាrock; stone
2Palisīlanature; habit
3Sanskritशीलconduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,...
4Sanskritशीto lie down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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