Where does “មេគុណ” come from?

មេគុណ (Khmer) comes from Khmer គុណ, from Pali guṇa, from Pali sikkhā, from Sanskrit शिक्षा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- — to learn.

មេគុណ (Khmer): coefficient

Definitions

  1. coefficient

Ancestry of “មេគុណ”, step by step

មេគុណ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer គុណ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគុណto multiply, increase; progress; class, stage
2Paliguṇastring, cord; quality, attribute; especially a...
3Palisikkhāstudy, discipline; phonetics
4Sanskritशिक्षाlearning, study; knowledge, art, skill
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćikš-to learn

via Khmer មេ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមេmother; term of address for a maid or any girl;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš-Every word from Sanskrit शिक्षाEvery word from Pali sikkhā