Where does “រដ្ឋទូត” come from?
រដ្ឋទូត (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទូត, from Pali dūta, from Sanskrit दूत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHtás, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.
រដ្ឋទូត (Khmer): embassy: ambassador [of a republic]'s headquarters
Definitions
- embassy: ambassador [of a republic]'s headquarters
Ancestry of “រដ្ឋទូត”, step by step
រដ្ឋទូត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ទូត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ទូត | envoy, diplomat, representative |
| 2 | Pali | dūta | a messenger, envoy |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दूत | messenger, envoy; ambassador; negotiator |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duHtás | messenger; envoy to a far off place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |
via Khmer រដ្ឋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រដ្ឋ | state, nation, country; population, people of a... |
| 2 | Pali | raṭṭha | country, reign, kingdom |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राष्ट्र | a kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country |
| 4 | Sanskrit | धृतराष्ट्र | King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas |