Where does “មាតុភូមិ” come from?
មាតុភូមិ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភូមិ, from Pali bhūmi, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
មាតុភូមិ (Khmer): motherland, homeland
Definitions
- motherland, homeland
Ancestry of “មាតុភូមិ”, step by step
មាតុភូមិ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ភូមិ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ភូមិ | village; country, region, place; earth, soil,... |
| 2 | Pali | bhūmi | ground, earth; Earth; region |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तल | surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower... |
| 4 | Old Irish | talam | earth, land; land, country; earth |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | talamū | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥-mon- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |