Where does “ភ្លេងជាតិ” come from?

ភ្លេងជាតិ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជាតិ, from Pali jāti, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ភ្លេងជាតិ (Khmer): national anthem

Definitions

  1. national anthem

Ancestry of “ភ្លេងជាតិ”, step by step

ភ្លេងជាតិ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជាតិ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជាតិrace; nationality, nation; birth, incarnation,...
2Palijātibirth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste
3Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Middle Khmer ភ្លេង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Khmerភ្លេងplaying music; music; music ensemble
2Khmerលេងto play, to enjoy, to do for fun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tisEvery word from Sanskrit जाति