Where does “បាប” come from?

បាប (Khmer) comes from Pali pāpa, from Sanskrit पाप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pāpás — bad.

បាប (Khmer): sin

Definitions

  1. sin

Ancestry of “បាប”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipāpaevil, sinful; a sin, bad deed
2Sanskritपापbad, vicious, wicked, evil, wretched, vile, low;...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpāpásbad

Words derived from “បាប”

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