Where does “មេត្រី” come from?

មេត្រី (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit मैत्र, from Sanskrit मित्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

មេត្រី (Khmer): friendliness, friendship; love, compassion;...

Definitions

  1. friendliness, friendship; love, compassion;...

Ancestry of “មេត្រី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमैत्रfriendly, benevolent; friendship
2Sanskritमित्रa friend, companion, associate; the sun;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmitrásfriend
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmitráscovenant; treaty; agreement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “មេត្រី”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás →