Where does “មិត្ត” come from?

មិត្ត (Khmer) comes from Pali mitta, from Sanskrit मित्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

មិត្ត (Khmer): friend; comrade

Definitions

  1. friend; comrade

Ancestry of “មិត្ត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimittafriend; friendship
2Sanskritमित्रa friend, companion, associate; the sun;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmitrásfriend
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmitráscovenant; treaty; agreement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “មិត្ត”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás →