Where does “រតិគ្រឹះ” come from?

រតិគ្រឹះ (Khmer) comes from Khmer រតិ, from English Rati, from Swedish råd, from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu — to fit, to fix, to put together.

រតិគ្រឹះ (Khmer): house of pleasure; place of entertainment; brothel

Definitions

  1. house of pleasure; place of entertainment; brothel

Ancestry of “រតិគ្រឹះ”, step by step

រតិគ្រឹះ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រតិ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរតិpleasure; joy; passion; sexual desire; lust
2EnglishRatiThe Hindu goddess of love, passion and sexual pleasure
3Swedishråda piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a...
4EnglishraidA quick hostile or predatory incursion or...
5Scotsraidraid
6Middle Englishradequick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager
7Old Englishrādroad; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road
8Proto-West Germanicraiduriding, ride
9Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
10Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
11Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Khmer គ្រឹះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគ្រឹះbase; foundation; house; institution
2Sanskritगृहa house, habitation, home; assistant, servant;...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰr̥dʰásenclosure; house
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰr̥dʰós
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-