Where does “ប្អូនប្រុស” come from?
ប្អូនប្រុស (Khmer) comes from Khmer ប្រុស, from Sanskrit पुरुष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.
ប្អូនប្រុស (Khmer): younger brother
Definitions
- younger brother
Ancestry of “ប្អូនប្រុស”, step by step
ប្អូនប្រុស traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ប្រុស
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ប្រុស | male; to be male |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पुरुष | man, male, human being; person, officer,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *pŕ̥Hṣas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perh₃- | to provide; bestow, give; to grant |
via Khmer ប្អូន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ប្អូន | younger |