Where does “មេត្តាធម៌” come from?
មេត្តាធម៌ (Khmer) comes from Khmer មេត្តា, from Pali mettā, from Sanskrit मैत्री, from Sanskrit मैत्र, from Sanskrit मित्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
មេត្តាធម៌ (Khmer): compassion
Definitions
- compassion
Ancestry of “មេត្តាធម៌”, step by step
មេត្តាធម៌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer មេត្តា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | មេត្តា | mercy; compassion |
| 2 | Pali | mettā | loving-kindness |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मैत्री | friendship |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मैत्र | friendly, benevolent; friendship |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मित्र | a friend, companion, associate; the sun;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | mitrás | friend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mitrás | covenant; treaty; agreement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |