Where does “មិត្តរួមជាតិ” come from?
មិត្តរួមជាតិ (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.
មិត្តរួមជាតិ (Khmer): compatriot, fellow countryman
Definitions
- compatriot, fellow countryman
Ancestry of “មិត្តរួមជាតិ”, step by step
មិត្តរួមជាតិ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer មិត្ត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | មិត្ត | friend; comrade |
| 2 | Pali | mitta | friend; friendship |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मित्र | a friend, companion, associate; the sun;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | mitrás | friend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mitrás | covenant; treaty; agreement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Khmer ជាតិ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជាតិ | race; nationality, nation; birth, incarnation,... |
| 2 | Pali | jāti | birth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जाति | birth, production; rebirth; the form of existence... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Khmer រួម
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រួម | to put together, unite, join |