Where does “យន្តសិក្សា” come from?
យន្តសិក្សា (Khmer) comes from Khmer យន្ត, from Pali yanta, from Sanskrit यन्त्र — any instrument for holding or restraining or...
យន្តសិក្សា (Khmer): mechanics
Ancestry of “យន្តសិក្សា”, step by step
យន្តសិក្សា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer យន្ត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | យន្ត | device, mechanism, machine, engine; a magical... |
| 2 | Pali | yanta | present active participle of yāti; machine; means... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यन्त्र | any instrument for holding or restraining or... |
via Khmer សិក្សា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សិក្សា | to study; to learn; to conduct research; study;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शिक्षा | learning, study; knowledge, art, skill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćikš- | to learn |