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