Where does “ពិពិធកម្ម” come from?

ពិពិធកម្ម (Khmer) comes from Khmer កម្ម, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ពិពិធកម្ម (Khmer): diversification (of economy, portfolio,...)

Definitions

  1. diversification (of economy, portfolio,...)

Ancestry of “ពិពិធកម្ម”, step by step

ពិពិធកម្ម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កម្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកម្មaction, act, deed, manual work; activity; karma
2Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
3Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankárma
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Khmer ពិពិធ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពិពិធmany, various, diverse
2Palivividhadiverse, manifold, mixed
3Sanskritविविधof various sorts, manifold, diverse, assorted
4Sanskritविधाto bring about, effect, accomplish
5Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma