Where does “ព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ” come from?

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

ព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ (Khmer): supreme law of Brahma, Buddhist sanctions or punishments

Definitions

  1. supreme law of Brahma, Buddhist sanctions or punishments

Ancestry of “ព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ”, step by step

ព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ព្រហ្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រហ្មto be superior, supreme, sublime, good
2Sanskritब्रह्मpriest
3Sanskritब्रह्मन्pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Khmer ទណ្ឌ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទណ្ឌclub; stick; cane
2Sanskritदण्डstick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club; penis; a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् →Every word from Sanskrit ब्रह्म →