Where does “មូលតា” come from?

មូលតា (Khmer) comes from Khmer មូល, from Pali mūla, from Sanskrit मूल — root; radish; base, foundation.

មូលតា (Khmer): morpheme

Definitions

  1. morpheme

Ancestry of “មូលតា”, step by step

មូលតា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មូល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមូលround, spherical; whole, entire; compact, solid
2Palimūlaroot
3Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation

via Khmer តា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតាgrandfather
Every word from Sanskrit मूल →Every word from Pali mūla →Every word from Khmer មូល →