Where does “ពេទ្យវះកាត់” come from?

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

ពេទ្យវះកាត់ (Khmer): surgeon

Definitions

  1. surgeon

Ancestry of “ពេទ្យវះកាត់”, step by step

ពេទ្យវះកាត់ 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 វះកាត់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវះកាត់to perform a surgical operation
2Khmerកាត់to cut, cut off, slice, slit; to divide, detach;...
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkac—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Sanskrit वेद →