Where does “ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍” come from?

ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ការណ៍, from Pali kāraṇa, from Sanskrit कारण, from Sanskrit करण, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ (Khmer): event

Definitions

  1. event

Ancestry of “ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍”, step by step

ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ការណ៍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerការណ៍deed; action; event; cause
2Palikāraṇacase, matter; cause, motive, reason, root; etc
3Sanskritकारणcause or reason of anything; instrument, means;...
4Sanskritकरणdoing, making, effecting, causing; clever,...
5Sanskritकृto make
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Khmer ព្រឹត្តិ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រឹត្តិaction, deed, matter
2Sanskritवृत्तिmethod, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;...
3Sanskritवृत्to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit करण