Where does “ភេទ” come from?

ភេទ (Khmer) comes from Pali bheda, from Sanskrit भेद, from Sanskrit भिद्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

ភេទ (Khmer): gender; sex; species

Definitions

  1. gender; sex; species

Ancestry of “ភេទ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibhedadiscord; dissension; rupture; etc
2Sanskritभेदcleft, partition, splitting; contrast,...
3Sanskritभिद्to split, cleave, break, cut or rend asunder, pierce, destroy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “ភេទ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Sanskrit भिद् →