Where does “ផលគុណ” come from?
ផលគុណ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ផល, from Pali phala, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.
ផលគុណ (Khmer): product
Ancestry of “ផលគុណ”, step by step
ផលគុណ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ផល
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ផល | fruit; product; output |
| 2 | Pali | phala | fruit; result, benefit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | फल | coral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓV- | to ripen, mature |
via Khmer គុណ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | គុណ | to multiply, increase; progress; class, stage |
| 2 | Pali | guṇa | string, cord; quality, attribute; especially a... |
| 3 | Pali | sikkhā | study, discipline; phonetics |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शिक्षा | learning, study; knowledge, art, skill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćikš- | to learn |