Where does “ព្រះអាទិត្យ” come from?
ព្រះអាទិត្យ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ព្រះ, from Old Khmer វ្រះ, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ព្រះអាទិត្យ (Khmer): the sun
Definitions
- the sun
Ancestry of “ព្រះអាទិត្យ”, step by step
ព្រះអាទិត្យ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ព្រះ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ព្រះ | Buddha; God; Lord |
| 2 | Old Khmer | វ្រះ | to be holy, sacred, divine; celestial or holy... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Khmer អាទិត្យ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អាទិត្យ | week; sun |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आदित्य | belonging to or coming from Aditi; N. of seven... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अदिति | freedom, safety; boundlessness, infinity;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |