Where does “ប្រជាជន” come from?

ប្រជាជន (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit प्रजा, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ប្រជាជន (Khmer): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “ប្រជាជន”, step by step

ប្រជាជន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit प्रजा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रजाsubject of a king, rule; procreation; offspring
2Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Sanskrit जन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजनgenerating; person, human being, human; race,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ánHas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ánHasrace, group of people
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →
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