Where does “រថ” come from?

រថ (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer រថ, from Pali ratha, from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas, from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

រថ (Khmer): wheeled vehicle, cart, carriage, car

Definitions

  1. wheeled vehicle, cart, carriage, car

Ancestry of “រថ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmerរថ—
2Palirathaa chariot, a car; delight, pleasure
3Sanskritरथchariot, car, especially a two-wheeled...
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrátʰaschariot
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrót-h₂-os—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “រថ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas →