Where does “មហាអំណាច” come from?

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

មហាអំណាច (Khmer): great power

Definitions

  1. great power

Ancestry of “មហាអំណាច”, step by step

មហាអំណាច traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មហា

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

via Khmer អំណាច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអំណាចpower; authority
Every word from Sanskrit म॒हत् →Every word from Pali mahant →Every word from Khmer មហា →