Where does “បរទេស” come from?
បរទេស (Khmer) comes from Pali paradesa, from Sanskrit परदेश, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
បរទេស (Khmer): foreign country; foreigner
Definitions
- foreign country; foreigner
Ancestry of “បរទេស”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | paradesa | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | परदेश | foreign country, hostile country; other country;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पर | other; more remote; distant, further, other |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |