Where does “បុគ្គល” come from?
បុគ្គល (Khmer) comes from Pali puggala, from Sanskrit पुद्गल, from Sanskrit पुष्कल, from Sanskrit पुष्, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews-.
បុគ្គល (Khmer): individual; person
Definitions
- individual; person
Ancestry of “បុគ្គល”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | puggala | individual; person |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पुद्गल | the body; the soul |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पुष्कल | much, many, numerous, copious, abundant |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पुष् | to be nourished, to thrive, flourish, prosper |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *(h₃)pews- | — |