Where does “បទភ្លេង” come from?

បទភ្លេង (Khmer) comes from Khmer បទ, from Pali pāda, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

បទភ្លេង (Khmer): tune (melody)

Definitions

  1. tune (melody)

Ancestry of “បទភ្លេង”, step by step

បទភ្លេង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បទ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបទfoot
2Palipādafoot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a...
3Sanskritपादthe foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpā́ts
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Middle Khmer ភ្លេង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Khmerភ្លេងplaying music; music; music ensemble
2Khmerលេងto play, to enjoy, to do for fun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds