Where does “ភាសាបរទេស” come from?
ភាសាបរទេស (Khmer) comes from Khmer បរទេស, from Pali paradesa, from Sanskrit परदेश, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
ភាសាបរទេស (Khmer): foreign language
Definitions
- foreign language
Ancestry of “ភាសាបរទេស”, step by step
ភាសាបរទេស traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer បរទេស
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បរទេស | foreign country; foreigner |
| 2 | Pali | paradesa | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | परदेश | foreign country, hostile country; other country;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पर | other; more remote; distant, further, other |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |