Where does “ភូមិ” come from?

ភូមិ (Khmer) comes from Pali bhūmi, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

ភូមិ (Khmer): village; country, region, place; earth, soil,...

Definitions

  1. village; country, region, place; earth, soil,...

Ancestry of “ភូមិ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibhūmiground, earth; Earth; region
2Sanskritतलsurface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower...
3Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
4Proto-Celtictalamūearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

Words derived from “ភូមិ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic talamū →