Where does “មហាប៊្រីតថេន” come from?

មហាប៊្រីតថេន (Khmer) comes from Khmer មហា, from Pali mahant, from Sanskrit म॒हत्.

Ancestry of “មហាប៊្រីតថេន”, step by step

មហាប៊្រីតថេន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មហា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមហាgrand; great
2Palimahantgreat, big, massive; important, well-known
3Sanskritम॒हत्—

via Khmer ប៊្រីតថេន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប៊្រីតថេន—
Every word from Sanskrit म॒हत् →Every word from Pali mahant →Every word from Khmer មហា →