Where does “មន្ត្រី” come from?
មន្ត្រី (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit मन्त्री, from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन्, from Sanskrit मन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
មន្ត្រី (Khmer): official, minister; bureaucrat
Definitions
- official, minister; bureaucrat
Ancestry of “មន្ត្រី”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मन्त्री | nominative singular of मन्त्रिन्; adviser;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मन्त्रिन् | Minister, councilor, counselor, scholar |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मन्त्र | sacred text or speech; a prayer or song of praise... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *mántras | meditation, chanting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |