Where does “ភពផែនដី” come from?
ភពផែនដី (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភព, from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
ភពផែនដី (Khmer): Earth (planet)
Ancestry of “ភពផែនដី”, step by step
ភពផែនដី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ភព
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ភព | world, planet |
| 2 | Pali | bhāva | condition; form; state; etc |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भाव | becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Khmer ផែនដី
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ផែនដី | earth; world; globe |
| 2 | Khmer | ដី | land, soil, ground; territory; "Piper... |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | t₁iʔ | — |