Where does “រដ្ឋបុរស” come from?

រដ្ឋបុរស (Khmer) comes from Khmer រដ្ឋ, from Pali raṭṭha, from Sanskrit राष्ट्र, from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र — King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas.

រដ្ឋបុរស (Khmer): statesman

Definitions

  1. statesman

Ancestry of “រដ្ឋបុរស”, step by step

រដ្ឋបុរស traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រដ្ឋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរដ្ឋstate, nation, country; population, people of a...
2Paliraṭṭhacountry, reign, kingdom
3Sanskritराष्ट्रa kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country
4Sanskritधृतराष्ट्रKing of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas

via Khmer បុរស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបុរសman; male
2Sanskritपुरुषman, male, human being; person, officer,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*pŕ̥Hṣas
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant
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