Where does “ពលករ” come from?

ពលករ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពល, from Pali bali, from Sanskrit बलि, from Sanskrit बलिन्, from Sanskrit बल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas, from Proto-Indo-European bel- — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.

ពលករ (Khmer): soldier

Definitions

  1. soldier

Ancestry of “ពលករ”, step by step

ពលករ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពលstrength; force
2Palibalireligious offering; revenue; tax
3Sanskritबलिoffering, gift, oblation
4Sanskritबलिन्powerful, strong, mighty, stout, robust
5Sanskritबलpower, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanbálas—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianbálasstrong, forceful
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength

via Khmer ករ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerករindicates the agent or doer of an action
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “ពលករ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas →