Where does “បុព្វ” come from?

បុព្វ (Khmer) comes from Pali pubba, from Pali pāda, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

បុព្វ (Khmer): fore-, pre-, proto-, first, past, ancient, former

Definitions

  1. fore-, pre-, proto-, first, past, ancient, former

Ancestry of “បុព្វ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipubbapus; former; earlier
2Palipādafoot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a...
3Sanskritपादthe foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpā́ts
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds