Where does “ព្រហ្ម” come from?

ព្រហ្ម (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit ब्रह्म, from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

ព្រហ្ម (Khmer): to be superior, supreme, sublime, good

Definitions

  1. to be superior, supreme, sublime, good

Ancestry of “ព្រហ្ម”, step by step

ព្រហ្ម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ब्रह्म

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritब्रह्मpriest
2Sanskritब्रह्मन्pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Pali brahma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibrahma—

Words derived from “ព្រហ្ម”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् →Every word from Sanskrit ब्रह्म →