Where does “យុត្តិធម៌” come from?

យុត្តិធម៌ (Khmer) comes from Khmer យុត្តិ, from Pali yutti, from Pali veda, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

យុត្តិធម៌ (Khmer): justice, fairness, equality

Definitions

  1. justice, fairness, equality

Ancestry of “យុត្តិធម៌”, step by step

យុត្តិធម៌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer យុត្តិ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយុត្តិthat which is right, proper, or legitimate
2Paliyuttiapplication; usage
3Palivedaknowledge
4Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Khmer ធម៌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerធម៌behaviour; character; dharma
2Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Sanskrit वेद →