Where does “បរីក្សា” come from?

បរីក្សា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit परीक्षा, from Sanskrit परीक्ष्, from Sanskrit परि-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

បរីក្សា (Khmer): test; trial

Definitions

test; trial

Ancestry of “បរីក្សា”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	परीक्षा	inspection, investigation, examination, test,...
2	Sanskrit	परीक्ष्	to look round, inspect carefully, try, examine,...
3	Sanskrit	परि-	around
4	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
5	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit परि- →