Where does “ពេទ្យធ្មេញ” come from?

ពេទ្យធ្មេញ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពេទ្យ, from Sanskrit वैद्य, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ពេទ្យធ្មេញ (Khmer): dentist

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “ពេទ្យធ្មេញ”, step by step

ពេទ្យធ្មេញ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពេទ្យ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពេទ្យdoctor; physician
2Sanskritवैद्यdoctor; physician
3Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Khmer ធ្មេញ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerធ្មេញtooth, teeth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Sanskrit वेद →