Where does “ពូល” come from?

ពូល (Khmer) comes from French pouls, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

ពូល (Khmer): pulse

Definitions

  1. pulse

Ancestry of “ពូល”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoulspulse
2Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
3Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
4Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-