Where does “ប្រធានាធិបតី” come from?
ប្រធានាធិបតី (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit प्रधान, from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते — to place before.
ប្រធានាធិបតី (Khmer): president
Ancestry of “ប្រធានាធិបតី”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रधान | chief, foremost, most important; pre-eminent;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रधत्ते | to place before |