Where does “មិត្តប្រុស” come from?

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

មិត្តប្រុស (Khmer): boyfriend

Definitions

  1. boyfriend

Ancestry of “មិត្តប្រុស”, step by step

មិត្តប្រុស traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មិត្ត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមិត្តfriend; comrade
2Palimittafriend; friendship
3Sanskritमित्रa friend, companion, associate; the sun;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmitrásfriend
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmitráscovenant; treaty; agreement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Khmer ប្រុស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រុសmale; to be male
2Sanskritपुरुषman, male, human being; person, officer,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*pŕ̥Hṣas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás →