Where does “ព្រឹទ្ធ” come from?

ព្រឹទ្ធ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit वृद्धि, from Sanskrit वृध्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwardʰ-.

ព្រឹទ្ធ (Khmer): old, senior

Definitions

  1. old, senior

Ancestry of “ព្រឹទ្ធ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृद्धिcutting off, abscission; forfeiture, deduction;...
2Sanskritवृध्to grow, thrive
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hwardʰ-—

Words derived from “ព្រឹទ្ធ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwardʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit वृध् →Every word from Sanskrit वृद्धि →