Where does “មេជីវិតឈ្មោល” come from?
មេជីវិតឈ្មោល (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជីវិត, from Pali jīvita, from Sanskrit जीवित, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
មេជីវិតឈ្មោល (Khmer): sperm cell, spermatozoon
Definitions
- sperm cell, spermatozoon
Ancestry of “មេជីវិតឈ្មោល”, step by step
មេជីវិតឈ្មោល traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ជីវិត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជីវិត | life, existence, living; spirit; lifetime |
| 2 | Pali | jīvita | life, lifetime; livelihood |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जीवित | living; lived through; returned to life |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wo-teh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Khmer មេ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | មេ | mother; term of address for a maid or any girl;... |
via Khmer ឈ្មោល
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ឈ្មោល | to be male (non-human) |