Where does “ប្រុស” come from?
ប្រុស (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit पुरुष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.
ប្រុស (Khmer): male; to be male
Ancestry of “ប្រុស”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पुरुष | man, male, human being; person, officer,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *pŕ̥Hṣas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | perh₃- | to provide; bestow, give; to grant |
Words derived from “ប្រុស”