Where does “មូលហេតុ” come from?
មូលហេតុ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ហេតុ, from Pali hetu, from Sanskrit हेतु, from Sanskrit तु, from Sanskrit त्वम्, from Proto-Iranian tuHám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
មូលហេតុ (Khmer): cause, reason, origin, motive
Definitions
- cause, reason, origin, motive
Ancestry of “មូលហេតុ”, step by step
មូលហេតុ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ហេតុ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ហេតុ | cause, reason, motive; matter; source, origin |
| 2 | Pali | hetu | cause, reason; condition; motive |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हेतु | "impulse", motive, cause, cause of, reason for;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तु | pray, I beg, do; but; and |
| 5 | Sanskrit | त्वम् | you, thou |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | tuHám | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | túH | you, thou |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |