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

  1. cause, reason, origin, motive

Ancestry of “មូលហេតុ”, step by step

មូលហេតុ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ហេតុ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerហេតុcause, reason, motive; matter; source, origin
2Palihetucause, reason; condition; motive
3Sanskritहेतु"impulse", motive, cause, cause of, reason for;...
4Sanskritतुpray, I beg, do; but; and
5Sanskritत्वम्you, thou
6Proto-IraniantuHám
7Proto-Indo-IraniantúHyou, thou
8Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Khmer មូល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមូលround, spherical; whole, entire; compact, solid
2Palimūlaroot
3Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian túHEvery word from Proto-Iranian tuHám