Where does “បុណ្យ” come from?
បុណ្យ (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer បុណ្យ, from Sanskrit पुण्य — the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...
បុណ្យ (Khmer): ceremony, celebration, festival, feast; holiday;...
Definitions
- ceremony, celebration, festival, feast; holiday;...
Ancestry of “បុណ្យ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Khmer | បុណ្យ | goodness; virtue; merit |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पुण्य | the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,... |