Where does “យុទ្ធជន” come from?
យុទ្ធជន (Khmer) comes from Khmer យុទ្ធ, from Pali yuddha, from Sanskrit युद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyawdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
យុទ្ធជន (Khmer): warrior
Definitions
- warrior
Ancestry of “យុទ្ធជន”, step by step
យុទ្ធជន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer យុទ្ធ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | យុទ្ធ | fighting, combat, war |
| 2 | Pali | yuddha | battle, war, fight |
| 3 | Sanskrit | युद्ध | fought, encountered, conquered, subdued; battle,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hyawdʰ- | to fight, to battle; to struggle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyewdʰ- | moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Khmer ជន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជន | people, person, being, human being; hoop-net |
| 2 | Pali | jana | person; man; people |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जन | generating; person, human being, human; race,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ánHas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ánHas | race, group of people |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónh₁os | birth; offspring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |