Where does “មន្ទីរ” come from?

មន្ទីរ (Khmer) comes from Pali mandira, from Sanskrit मन्दिर — temple; house, dwelling; temple, monastery.

មន្ទីរ (Khmer): (public) office; bureau

Definitions

  1. (public) office; bureau

Ancestry of “មន្ទីរ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimandira—
2Sanskritमन्दिरtemple; house, dwelling; temple, monastery

Words derived from “មន្ទីរ”

Every word from Sanskrit मन्दिर →Every word from Pali mandira →