Where does “ប្រធាន” come from?

ប្រធាន (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit प्रधान, from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते — to place before.

ប្រធាន (Khmer): subject of a sentence, debate, etc., topic

Definitions

  1. subject of a sentence, debate, etc., topic

Ancestry of “ប្រធាន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रधानchief, foremost, most important; pre-eminent;...
2Sanskritप्रधत्तेto place before

Words derived from “ប្រធាន”

Every word from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते →Every word from Sanskrit प्रधान →